Fingerspell (Verb)
Meaning
Communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language; "The Deaf often fingerspell".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She fingerspelled her name slowly to help him understand.
- The student fingerspelled every word to emphasize her point during the presentation.
- Instead of signing, she decided to fingerspell the complex phrase to ensure clarity.
- The interpreter often had to fingerspell technical terms that lacked a standard sign language equivalent.
- He fingerspelled his phone number to the Deaf customer so she could write it down.