"fingerspell" meaning in English

See fingerspell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: fingerspells [present, singular, third-person], fingerspelling [participle, present], fingerspelled [participle, past], fingerspelled [past], fingerspelt [participle, past], fingerspelt [past]
Etymology: From finger + spell. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|finger|spell}} finger + spell Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=fingerspelt}} fingerspell (third-person singular simple present fingerspells, present participle fingerspelling, simple past and past participle fingerspelled or fingerspelt)
  1. To spell using fingerspelling.
    Sense id: en-fingerspell-en-verb-bGHdcTVA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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