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fingerspelling

[fing-ger-spel-ing] / ˈfɪŋ gərˌspɛl ɪŋ /
NOUN
use of hands to spell words in sign language
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When he finished fingerspelling my name, nervous relief flooded his face.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2022

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 was filming my show about 75 hours a week, but I was always fingerspelling between takes,” said Jones, 19, referring to the practice of using one’s fingers to form individual letters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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

Many have exclusively communicated by fingerspelling words on their hands over the centuries but it is time consuming and seen as featureless and boring by many deaf people.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2013




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