Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive & intransitive verb To make by or engage in finger painting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb To paint{1} with fingerpaint.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Alternative spelling of
finger paint .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb apply colors with one's fingers
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Examples
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"Parents spend thousand and thousands of dollars to send their kids to school to finger-paint."
Peeking Into Private-School Paranoia Alexandra Cheney 2011
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I will finger-paint more, and point the finger less.
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Only if my and my sibling's finger-paint masterpieces count.
Privilege Meme Amanda 2008
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Only if my and my sibling's finger-paint masterpieces count.
Archive 2008-01-01 Amanda 2008
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“You told us we could finger-paint,” one of the boys said.
Change of Heart Jodi Picoult 2008
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It cost more to teach her how to finger-paint in the second grade and cost more to teach her how to play the trumpet so she could march with the band, than her college tuition.
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HORROW: Well, I guess it's like making Picasso finger-paint.
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One nurse brought in a clipboard and a broken pen so she could finger-paint letters on paper.
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If kids finger-paint on the screen as they make a noise, they can create audio art.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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Impressive iOS app Gliss lets you essentially finger-paint with sound.
Wired Top Stories Andy Cush 2012
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