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Meanings of sign language in English

Russian
жестовый язык
Portuguese
lingua de sinais
Spanish
lenguas de signos
Catalan
llengua dels signes
Wikidata

Language which uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning.

Related terms
жестовый язык
Portuguese
mímica
Catalan
mímica

Language expressed by visible hand gestures.

mímica
Synonyms
Examples for "signing"
Examples for "signing"
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The company is signing an increasing number of large deals, McDermott said.
Reuters
2
Well, now it's signing up nearly 1 million new users a week.
Wired
3
Hundreds of young people signing contracts for new jobs with decent salaries.
The Irish Times
4
But they remain a long way from signing a bill into law.
Reuters
5
However, a Japanese official said a signing was unlikely during the visit.
Reuters
Usage of sign language in English
1
He can't talk much now, can't form words, can't use sign language.
Black is the new white
2
Kellye Bensley: Come and have a look and try sign language week.
Radio NZ
3
Ardern also thanked the sign language interpreters working during government media conferences.
Radio NZ
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This sign language offers a simple, clear & silent method of communication.
The new yorker
5
Boy cannot speak, though he may use written notes or sign language.
The story of edgar sawtelle
6
In the Indian sign language used by the Boy Scouts this meant:
The Boy Scout Camera Club; Or, the Confession of a Photograph
7
Indian sign language is very different to its counterpart in the US.
BBC
8
The shadow cannot speak, knows no sign language, is helpless, like me.
Hard-boiled wonderland and the end of the world: a novel
9
Koko the gorilla can communicate with her human carers using sign language.
Radio NZ
10
She'd even learned some sign language to communicate with their deaf customers.
Watch them die
11
He bore eloquent testimony to the universality of the great sign language.
The Rising of the Red Man / A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellio...
12
Temper couldn't interpret the sign language -it was not Malazan standard.
Night of Knives
13
Makes a sign language to a customer under the blaring loud speaker.
A singular man
14
He hired a deaf mute who could only communicate with sign language.
News.com.au
15
Reece communicated something to Waverley in sign language and Waverley suddenly smiled.
Death Trance
16
He could not speak Italian and he resorted to the sign language.
Lucia Rudini: Somewhere in Italy