Claw5@InsideTrunkhigh-PalmUp-Claw5@InsideTrunkhigh-PalmUp Wiggle-Wiggle

American Sign Language

Alternative forms

• (nondominant hand higher and dominant hand farther back) Claw5@NearInsideTrunkhigh-PalmUp-Claw5@InsideChesthigh-PalmUp Wiggle-Wiggle
• (spiraling downward instead of wiggling) Claw5@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmUp-Claw5@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp CirclesHoriz-CirclesHoriz Claw5@NearCenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp-Claw5@CenterTrunkhigh-PalmUp

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is this imitative of twiddling one's fingers to bide time?”)

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half arm’s length in front of the nondominant side of the trunk, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in the “claw 5” handshape about half arm’s length in front of the dominant side of the trunk, dominant palm facing up.
  2. Wiggle the fingers of both hands repeatedly.

Verb

‌If you can, please upload a png or jpg image showing the production of this sign. (ASL gloss: WAIT)

1. to wait

Adjective

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1. pending