Sentence:  Feeling tender around the face, she <WSD>fingered</WSD> herself gingerly. Yes, it was swollen, very sore around the cheekbones, with dried blood on the outsides of her eye sockets, below her nostrils, and below one ear. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.