C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside

American Sign Language

Alternative forms

• (with the “Claw 5” handshape) Claw5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. Posture the nondominant hand in the “C” shape in front of and beside the trunk, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “C” shape in front of and beside the trunk, dominant palm facing down.
  2. Swing both hands repeatedly from side to side in valley-shaped arcs, each hand moving simultaneously with the other hand toward each side.

Verb

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1. to act; to behave; to do

Derived terms

• B@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-B@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside (“to behave”)

Noun

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1. action; activity; behavior

Adjective

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1. active