"fingerpoint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fingerpoints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fingerpoint (plural fingerpoints)
  1. Alternative form of finger point. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: finger point
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Verb

Forms: fingerpoints [present, singular, third-person], fingerpointing [participle, present], fingerpointed [participle, past], fingerpointed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} fingerpoint (third-person singular simple present fingerpoints, present participle fingerpointing, simple past and past participle fingerpointed)
  1. Alternative form of finger-point. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: finger-point
    Sense id: en-fingerpoint-en-verb-3i83TwQi Categories (other): English links with manual fragments

Inflected forms

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