fin·ger-paint (f?ng?g?r-p?nt?)tr. & intr.v. fin·ger-paint·ed, fin·ger-paint·ing, fin·ger-paints To make by or engage in finger painting.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.