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

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

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

Deafblind manual is a form of tactile fingerspelling, where each letter of the alphabet has a sign that is made against your hand.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2014