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annoying in asl

Author

Sarah Martinez

Updated on June 04, 2026

The sign for “shut up” (as in shut your mouth) closes the fingers and the thumb on top of your lips as if representing the closing of your mouth. In the ending position the thumb is pressed up against the fingers (in a flattened “O” handshape).

How do you express anger in ASL?

American Sign Language: “angry”

The sign for “angry” is made by forming “claw” hands and placing your fingertips against your stomach. Pull both hands forcefully up and outward. ANGRY: VERY IMPORTANT: Use an angry facial expression.

What is jealous ASL?

Jealous and envy can both be shown with the same sign that uses an “X” handshape near the corner of the mouth. Imagine sticking a fish hook into your lip and then twisting and pulling it a bit.

What is quiet ASL?

Quiet in Sign Language

Hold both hands flat, fingers together and pointing up. Cross your hands at the wrist to make a big X-shape with your arms. Push your hands away from one another, bringing them out to your sides. This sign looks like you are pushing away all the noise so that things are quiet.

What is embarrassed ASL?

American Sign Language: “embarrassed”

To do the general sign for embarrassed, alternate moving your hands upward alongside your head as if showing the blood rushing up into your face as you are feeling embarrassed. Use a bit of a rotating movement for each hand (up, forward a bit, down, back a bit).

What is hurt in ASL?

To sign hurt, take your two hands and make each into a fist with your index finger extended. Point the index fingers of each hand at one another and twist the two hands back and forth in opposite pivots. Now if only there was a sign for hurt that adults could use with one another.

What is the Handshape of happy?

The sign for “happy” is made by placing one or both of your hands in front of you. Use “flat” hands, palms pointing back. Circle your hands forward, down, back, up, forward, down, back, up. Both hands move at the same time and in the same direction.

What is shy in ASL?

To sign shy, your dominant hand slides – with fingers bent together and palm facing outward – from the ear to the mouth, as if shyly trying to cover your face.

What is shame in ASL?

Pronunciation/articulation: Dominant “15” with the backside of the fingers on the cheek brushes outward once. In many cultures, a non-signing gesture may be familiar: dominant forefinger brushes forward across the non-dominant forefinger twice.

What is bored in ASL?

Bored is signed by touching your dominant hand’s pointer finger to the side of your nose, then as you move your pointer or index away from your face, you pivot your hand such that the inside of your fist is facing you. Be sure to sign bored along with the accompanying facial expression and tone of voice!

How do you sign lazy in ASL?

American Sign Language: “lazy”

To do the sign for “lazy” slap an “L” up against your upper left chest area. LAZY: Note: Left-handed people do a mirror image. Note: Some people might use a double movement, but a single movement is fine.

How do you sign strict in ASL?

The sign for “strict” hits the nose with a bent-V-handshape. STRICT: Notes: This sign is based on the concept of “hard nosed.”

What is sister in ASL?

To sign sister, extend your thumb and index fingers on both hands, like forming horizontal ‘L’ signs in ASL. Take your dominant hand, and starting with your thumb under your jaw, move and tap it down on top of your non-dominant hand.

What is sweet in ASL?

To sign dessert or sweets, take your dominant hand and brush your chin with your fingers, going back and forth.

What is nice in ASL?

Sign nice by laying your non-dominant hand flat with your palm up, and wiping across the hand with your flat, open dominant hand.

What is honest in ASL?

Description: Closed hand with index finger extended touches mouth. Hand moves forwards and down while opening to rest on open up-turned plam of other hand.