Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fingertip

/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: fin-ger-tip
IPA: /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tip of the human finger.

verb

To move or deflect with the fingertips.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The traditional Thai greeting, the wai, is generally offered first by the youngest of the two people meeting, with their hands pressed together, fingertips pointing upwards as the head is bowed to touch their face to the hands."
"They were all professional to their fingertips, knew each other very well, and knew their disciplines backwards."
"Then Rogne released Forrest with a diagonal ball and the winger tormented Broadfoot again before blasting a shot which McGregor managed to fingertip over his bar."

Etymology

From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/

Usage

Transitive verb

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

fingertips (plural) fingertips (present, singular) fingertipping (participle, present) fingertipped (participle, past) fingertipped (past)

Derived Forms

fingertipful

Phrases

at one's fingertips fingertip search

Questions

How do you pronounce fingertip?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/.
What does fingertip mean?: The tip of the human finger.
Where does fingertip come from?: From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip.

How to pronounce fingertip

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