play (a guitar or banjo) using the fingernails or small plectrums worn on the fingertips to pluck the strings:he was fingerpicking an acoustic guitar (as noun fingerpicking)fingerpicking accentuates the tone of guitars
play (a tune) on a guitar or banjo by using the fingernails or small plectrums on the fingertips to pluck the strings:he softly fingerpicked the opening notes
noun
a plectrum worn on a fingertip.
Derivatives
fingerpicker
noun
fingerpick in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of fingerpick in the US English dictionary