hand signal
noun
: a movement of a person's hands that means something
They communicated with each other by using hand signals.
Examples of hand signal in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Well, there was that Christie weird hand signal thing and, yeah.
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Nbc Universal, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
One day after a controversial challenge allowed the White Sox to score the go-ahead run, Jonah Heim celebrated a home run by mimicking the hand signal for a challenge.
—Brice Paterik, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
One man made a hand signal of excessive talking, WKBN said.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
Nbc Universal, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
One day after a controversial challenge allowed the White Sox to score the go-ahead run, Jonah Heim celebrated a home run by mimicking the hand signal for a challenge.
—Brice Paterik, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
One man made a hand signal of excessive talking, WKBN said.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
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“Hand signal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand%20signal. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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