nimble fingers
Quick, skillful hands
Nimble fingers are fingers that move quickly and skillfully, especially for delicate tasks.
The phrase suggests dexterity—a pianist's nimble fingers on the keys, a pickpocket's nimble fingers lifting a wallet.
Her nimble fingers flew across the keyboard.
Someone with nimble fingers handles small objects with precision and speed.
- dexterousPhysically skilled, agile
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- skilledHaving learned ability
- fine motor skillsSmall muscle control ability
- pianistOne who plays piano
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- athleticismspeed, agility, strength, endurance, stamina
- primate traitsopposable thumbs, grasping hands, prehensile, binocular vision, arboreal
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Clumsy dropper of things
ham-fisted · all thumbs · heavy-handed · ham-handed · ham hands
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