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ASL Feelings and Actions
How to sign emotions and everyday actions in ASL.
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- AngryEnglishFingers claw up the front of the face and curl into a fist
- ScaredEnglishBoth fists open quickly and shake in front of the chest
- TiredEnglishBoth bent hands rest on the chest and drop down
- SleepEnglishOpen hand closes over the face from forehead to chin
- Wake upEnglishFingers at the eyes open like eyes opening
- LikeEnglishThumb and middle finger pull out from the chest
- WantEnglishBoth claw hands pull toward the body
- NeedEnglishX hand bends down twice
- PlayEnglishY hands shake side to side
- ReadEnglishV fingers move down the flat palm like eyes reading
- WriteEnglishIndex and thumb pinch write across the flat palm
- DrawEnglishLittle finger traces a wavy line across the flat palm
- WalkEnglishTwo flat hands move forward alternately like feet
- SitEnglishTwo bent fingers sit on two other fingers
- StandEnglishInverted V stands on the flat palm
- LookEnglishV hand points from the eyes forward
- ListenEnglishCupped hand at the ear
- ThinkEnglishIndex finger touches the forehead
- KnowEnglishFingers tap the forehead
- LearnEnglishHand picks up from the palm and brings it to the forehead
- GiveEnglishBoth hands move forward with a flat O shape, like handing something
- OpenEnglishTwo flat hands touch and swing open like a book
- CloseEnglishTwo flat hands move toward each other and meet
- CryEnglishIndex fingers trace down the cheeks from the eyes
- BookEnglishPalms together, then open like a book
- SnowEnglishFingers flutter downward, then brush the hands
- ColdEnglishBoth fists shiver in front of the chest
- HotEnglishClaw hand at the mouth turns outward and away
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