fingerpick

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪŋgəpɪk/

verb

[with object]
  • 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