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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.

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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.

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

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

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“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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