For example, a Colombian who wants someone to approach him often signals with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward as they move rapidly back and forth.

Speakers or English have a similar gesture through the hand may not be cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the opposite of the Colombian gesture

Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into corners, we move our fingers left and right.

I've found that my handiwork with yarn has helped my arthritic fingers remain more dexterous as I age.

Worldwide people speak differently from the way they write, and texting -quick, casual and only intended to be read once — is actually a way of talking with your fingers.

It turns out that the less skilled pianist spends more time looking at her fingers than does the expert who, in contrast, is more likely to be looking at the sheet music, or looking ahead at keys he's not yet playing.

Our phones are like cigarettes—something to do when we're anxious,bored or when our fingers need something to toy with.

What they don't need to do—what would be a distraction—is to have to think about where their fingers are, or how to control the ball while running.

Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.

Drinking my iced coffee, I ran my fingers along the streets from the hotel to the opera hall.

He'd move his fingers clumsily on the piano, and then she'd take his place.

I ran my fingers over the picture of the dog on the cover.

Steve moved to the piano and sat at the bench, hands trembling as he gently placed his fingers on the keys.

This smart keyboard precisely measures the cadence with which one types and the pressure fingers apply to each key.