Synonyms of signaling

signaling

verb

variants or signalling

present participle of signal

as in motioning

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture

signaled the oncoming traffic to stop while the wrecked car was being towed away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• motioning
• waving
• gesturing
• beckoning
• flagging
• telling
• nodding
• informing
• signing
• signalizing
• gesticulating
• relating
• advising
• pantomiming
• miming
• shrugging
• flourishing
• acquainting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of signaling

Human eyes don’t register the infrared portion of the light spectrum because infrared photons don’t carry enough energy to trigger the signaling pathway inside our light-sensing cells. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Amazon provided an exclamation point in June by signing the largest lease the Atlanta area has seen so far this year, signaling that big warehouse users are once again willing to make moves. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

However, that traditional signaling mechanism has now weakened. — Stefano Marrone, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

By Mark Gurman, Bloomberg Apple tumbled by the most in 16 months after component shortages weighed on the company’s sales forecast, signaling that industrywide supply constraints are taking a bigger toll than anticipated. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

About 6% of residents over 18 signed on, signalling, Rice said, that street safety is a popular issue. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Microsoft popped 15% after signaling strong growth in its Azure business and lifting capital expenditures on robust demand. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Unfortunately, state lawmakers are already signaling their intention to eat up these gains by gifting new expensive pension benefit increases to influential public safety worker unions. — Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 24 July 2026

Peptides are strings of amino acids - smaller than a protein - that often act as signaling molecules in our bodies and carry out many critical functions. — Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026