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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fingerspell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fin-ger-spell
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spell using fingerspelling.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From finger + spell.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fingerspells (present, singular) fingerspelling (participle, present) fingerspelled (participle, past) fingerspelled (past) fingerspelt (participle, past) fingerspelt (past)

Synonyms

finger-spell

Questions

What does fingerspell mean?
To spell using fingerspelling.
Where does fingerspell come from?
From finger + spell.

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