What is the Sign Language sign for feeling?

Feel in Sign Language With your palm flat and facing towards you, keep your fingers outstretched and angle your middle finger down closer to you than the others. Brush your middle finger over your heart a couple of times. Your feelings are felt in your heart! Use this visual to help you remember the sign.

How do I say "I'm sad" in ASL?

The sign for "sad" is made by placing both hands in front of your face, palms in. Bring both of your hands down the length of your face. Tilt your head forward slightly, and make a sad face .

What is the hand Sign Language for emotion?

Happy: Place your palms at upper-chest level, hands open and facing your torso, and make little circles with your hands or pat your chest . Sad: Using both hands, place your spread-out fingers at your face, palms toward your head so that you're peeking out between your fingers.

How do I write my feelings?

Try This Simple Reflective Method to Journal About Feelings Step 1: Identify Your Feelings. Write what you're feeling without judging or censoring. ... Step 2: Think and Write about the Triggers. ... Step 3: Explore Your Emotions. ... Step 4: Reflect and Learn. Apr 26, 2023

Can you cry in Sign Language?

Cry in Sign Language Bring both pointer fingers up to just below your eyes, keeping the other fingers tucked in. Lightly draw both fingers down your cheeks to near the corners of your mouth. This sign looks like tears coming down your cheeks. Use this visual to help you remember the sign.

How do you sign the word word in ASL?

Word in Sign Language Hold one hand in front of you with the pointer finger straight up and the rest of the fingers held in a fist. With the other hand, extend the thumb and pointer finger and tuck the rest of the fingers into the palm. More items...

How do you sign an emotional letter?

If you're trying to be supportive and are ending a letter with love, you can use closings like, “Thinking of you”, “With loving thoughts”, “Wishing you peace”, Hope this helps”, or “With warm support” .

What is the sign for crying in ASL?

Cry in Sign Language Bring both pointer fingers up to just below your eyes, keeping the other fingers tucked in. Lightly draw both fingers down your cheeks to near the corners of your mouth. This sign looks like tears coming down your cheeks.

How do you sign the word something in ASL?

American Sign Language: "something" To do this sign, point your index finger up, have the palm pointing up and somewhat back towards you. Move your hand in a small horizontal circle--as if tracing a circle the size of a quarter on the underside of a table.

How to Sign Emotions in American Sign Language: 18+ Feelings (2024)

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5Disgust

6Envy or Jealousy

7Stressed

8Hope

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10Love

11Hurt

12Bored

13Frustrated

14Annoyed

15Embarrassed

16Scared or Frightened

17Guilty

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American Sign Language (ASL) is one awesome language. Rather than speaking words, ASL users express their emotions, feelings, and thoughts with hand and facial movements. Learning ASL not only helps you connect with a number of people in the Deaf community, but it’s also super fun! If you’re new to ASL or looking for a quick refresher, keep reading because we can help you sign exactly what you’re feeling right now.

Happy

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To sign "happy," rotate 1 or 2 hands in front of your chest. Flatten your palm towards you with your thumb up. Glide your hand through the air swiftly, bringing it up and back around in a circular motion, as if you were wafting up a pleasant smell.^[1]
- This sign can be done with 1 or 2 hands. Using both hands usually means an overwhelming feeling of happiness.

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Sad

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To sign "sad," drag both hands down your face like tears. Hold your hands in front of your face with your fingers spread wide. Bring your hands up to your eyes or forehead and drag downwards.
- This emotion can be signed with one or both hands.^[2]

Angry or Mad

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To sign "angry" or "mad," scrunch your hand in front of your face. Spread your fingers in front of your face. Bend and claw your fingertips, holding them in front of your nose and mouth.^[3]

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Worry

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To sign "worried," wave flat hands in front of you. Press your fingers together, and angle them so your palms face each other. Use circular motions to wave your hands in front of your face or chest.

Disgust

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To sign "disgust", rub a clawed hand over your chest. Bend your fingers and thumb halfway into a fist to resemble a claw. Then, bring that hand to the center of your chest and move it in a clockwise circle.
- This emotion can be signed in frantic or curt motions depending on the urgency of the signer.^[4]

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Envy or Jealousy

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To sign "envy" or "jealous," tap your chin and flick. Tap your pointer finger to your chin with your other fingers and thumb closed into a fist. Twist the tip of your pointer finger into your chin, and then flick outwards.^[5]

Stressed

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To sign "stressed," place a hand on top of a fist. Make a fist with one hand, and spread your fingers wide on the other. Place the hand with spread fingers on top of your fist and strongly bring your hands up and down.^[6]

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Hope

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To sign "hope," tap your forehead and wave your fingers. Squeeze your fingers together and flatten your palms. Touch the tip of your fingers to your temple with one hand. Bring that hand down and lift the other. Bend both hands by the knuckles in a beckoning or patting motion.^[7]
- This emotion can also be expressed by crossing your pointer and middle fingers.

Shy

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To sign "shy," cup your hand up and away from your cheek. Make a “C” shape with your fingers, curling them halfway into a fist. Bring your knuckles to your cheek with your thumb down. Twist your wrist swiftly to move your thumb up while keeping your fingers cupped and resting on your cheek.^[8]
- Think of it like making a thumbs-up without closing your fingers into a fist.

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Love

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To sign "love," cross your arms over your chest. Bring your hands into fists and cross them over your chest as if you’re hugging yourself.

Hurt

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To sign "hurt," point at your fingers and twist. Make a pointing gesture with both hands, sticking your pointer finger out and bringing your thumb and other fingers into a fist. Point your pointer fingers at each other and twist your wrists inwards once.^[9]
- This sign can also be done by pointing the fingers at each other without the twist.

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Bored

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To sign "bored," bring your pointer finger up and away from your nose. Pretend you’re pointing at something. Then, bring the tip of your pointer finger to the edge of your nostril. Tap your finger away and bring it back to your nose.

Frustrated

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To sign "frustrated," tap 4 fingers on your chin. Hold your hand with your palm out and bring your 4 fingers up to your chin. Tap your chin once with the back of your fingers, then bring them swiftly down.
- Make this motion like you’re swatting something away from your face.
- This emotion can also be expressed by tapping your pointer finger on your chin.^[10]

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Annoyed

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To sign "annoyed," hold your middle finger to your temple and twist. Place the tip of your middle finger between your ear and eyebrow. Then, twist your wrist forward as if you’re showing someone the back of your hand.^[11]

Embarrassed

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To sign "embarrassed," wave spread fingers in front of your face. Hold your hands out in front of you and spread your fingers wide. Bring your spread hands to your face and circle them once clockwise.^[12]

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Scared or Frightened

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To sign "scared" or "frightened," spread your fingers over your chest. Hold your hands in fists across your torso, with one hand over your chest and the other over your abdomen. Spread your fingers quickly.
- This emotion can also be expressed without closing your hands into fists and moving spread fingers across your chest.

Guilty

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To sign "guilty," tap a pointed hand over your shoulder. Pretend you’re pointing at something with your pointer finger. Then, take that hand across your chest to the opposite shoulder. Tap your hand on your upper chest near your collar bone twice.
- This emotion can also be signed with a pinched pointer finger and thumb.^[13]

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Surprised

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To sign "surprised," flick an “L” shape away from your mouth. Press your pointer finger and thumb together, folding your other fingers into a fist. Bring the tips to the corners of your mouth. Move your hands away from your mouth and spread your pointer finger and thumb into an “L” shape, folding down your other fingers.
- Think of this sign as aiming finger guns at the sky.

Excited

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To sign "excited," wave your wands with your middle finger bent. Spread your fingers wide, and then flatten your middle finger. Hold this position and circle your hands in front of your chest.
- This emotion can also be expressed by shaking your fists or cupping your eyes like in a “peek-a-boo.”

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Doubt

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To sign "doubt," crunch 2 fingers in front of your eyes. Make a peace sign with one hand, holding your pointer and middle finger up while tucking in the rest of your fingers and thumb. Point at your eyes with these 2 fingers, and then bend them.^[14]

Shame

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To sign "shame," flick the back of your hand under your chin. Place the back of your hand under your chin, with your fingers flat and wrist down. Bring your hand forward and away from your chin in one swift motion, so that your palm is up and hand flat.^[15]

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Help...if you point it toward someone it can mean "You help me" or "I help you" or some variation of that.
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Your facial expressions show just as much meaning and emotion as your hands in ASL, so be expressive. For example, if you’re happy, smile; if you’re worried, furrow your brows.^[16]
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How to Sign Emotions in American Sign Language: 18+ Feelings (2024)

Happy

Sad

Angry or Mad

Worry

Disgust

Envy or Jealousy

Stressed

Hope

Shy

Love

Hurt

Bored

Frustrated

Annoyed

Embarrassed

Scared or Frightened

Guilty

Surprised

Excited

Doubt

Shame

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