finger paintingn.1. The technique of painting by applying color to paper with the fingers.2. A picture made with this technique.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.finger painting n 1. (Art Terms) the process or art of painting with finger paints of starch, glycerine, and pigments, using the fingers, hand, or arm 2. (Art Terms) a painting made in this way Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014finger paintingA Chinese watercolor technique using a finger instead of a brush.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited