clumsy finger

Frequency: 6.51.1 per million words

Describes fingers that are not deft or skilled in movement.

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Examples (10)

  • My clumsy fingers keep hitting the wrong keys while typing.
  • He blamed his clumsy fingers for struggling with the complex guitar chord.
  • Threading a needle with these clumsy fingers is nearly impossible.
  • She fumbled with the tiny screw, her clumsy fingers unable to get a good grip.
  • I feel all thumbs today; my clumsy fingers seem to drop everything I touch.
  • The extreme cold made my already clumsy fingers feel stiff and unresponsive.
  • The normally graceful pianist had a moment of clumsy fingers, stumbling over a simple passage.
  • Texting on this tiny screen is a challenge for someone with clumsy fingers.
  • As a child, my clumsy fingers made it difficult to master intricate knots.
  • If my clumsy fingers don't cooperate soon, I'll never finish knitting this scarf.