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fingerspelling

noun as in use of hands to spell words in sign language

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I press “play” again on the video and watch Will’s careful signing, his fingerspelling, his nervous relief at the end.

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.

Nervous relief flooded his face when he finished fingerspelling my name.

The company launched fingerspelling mobile app Ace ASL for iOS in April, and for Android earlier this month.

“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.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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