Signing — synonyms, definition

1. signing (Noun)

1 synonym

sign language

1 definition

signing (Noun) — Language expressed by visible hand gestures.

2 types of

language linguistic communication

5 types

ASL American sign language Ameslan finger spelling fingerspelling

1 part

sign

2. signing (Verb)

9 synonyms

blessing contracting ratifying signaling signalising signalizing signing on signing up subscribing

8 definitions

signing (Verb) — Mark with one's signature; write one's name (on). ex. "She signed the letter and sent it off" ex. "Please sign here"

signing (Verb) — Approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation. ex. "Have you signed your contract yet?"

signing (Verb) — Be engaged by a written agreement. ex. "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18" ex. "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"

signing (Verb) — Engage by written agreement. ex. "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"

signing (Verb) — Communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs. ex. "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"

signing (Verb) — Place signs, as along a road. ex. "sign an intersection" ex. "This road has been signed"

signing (Verb) — Communicate in sign language. ex. "I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"

signing (Verb) — Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate.

20 types of

communicating contracting employing engaging formalising formalizing gesticulating gesturing hiring intercommunicating laying motioning placing posing positioning putting setting undertaking validating writing

16 types

autographing contracting out countersigning endorsing executing flagging heliographing indorsing initialing inking inscribing rubricating semaphoring undersigning whistling wigwagging

2 see also

sign away sign in