fingerspelling
Example Sentences
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Alice Rash, a teacher at the California School for the Deaf, added that she was impressed by the nuance in Jackie and his father’s exchange, like the use of fingerspelling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
I pressed “play” again and watched Will’s careful signing, his fingerspelling, his nervous relief at the end.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
The company launched fingerspelling mobile app Ace ASL for iOS in April, and for Android earlier this month.
From The Verge ● Sep. 21, 2021
I spoke to Richer via email about what she thought of this year’s Oscars, her experience working on The Shape of Water, and that one particularly profane fingerspelling scene.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2018
The manual alphabet, or fingerspelling, is thought by some to have been invented by monks in the 8th Century who had taken a vow of silence and needed another way of communicating.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2013
