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Movements of the hands and fingers

Movements of the hands and fingers :

To flick : move something away using your thumb and your middle finger

To punch : use your fist to hit someone or something

To slap : hit someone with one's open hand

To tickle : to touch lightly parts of someone's body to make them laugh

To pat : repeatedly touch something /someone with one's open hand

To stroke : use one's open hand up and down to caress

To wave: move one or both hands in the air to say goodbye

To finger : to touch with one's finger in order to mar or spoil

To squeeze : press hard or gently with both hands

To scratch : use one's nails to dig or scrape

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