grubby finger
Frequency: 4.00.5 per million words
A finger that is dirty or unwashed.
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Examples (10)
- "Don't touch the clean walls with your grubby fingers!" my mother warned.
- The mechanic wiped his grubby fingers on an old rag after fixing the car.
- A child's grubby finger pointed excitedly at the puppy in the window.
- He left a grubby finger mark on the glass of the tablet screen.
- She meticulously cleaned every grubby finger after a long day of gardening.
- The detective noted the grubby fingers of the suspect, suggesting manual labor.
- After finishing his chocolate bar, his face and grubby fingers were a sticky mess.
- With a grubby finger, the hungry orphan traced the outline of a loaf of bread on the frosty windowpane.
- He tried to scroll through his phone, but his grubby fingers kept smudging the display.
- The artist wasn't bothered by her paint-stained, grubby fingers; they were a sign of a productive day.