B@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-B@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside
American Sign Language edit
Etymology edit
Initial B of English behave combined with ASL C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-C@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown RoundVertSidetoside-RoundVertSidetoside (“to act”).
Production edit
- This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the nondominant hand in the “B” handshape in front of and beside the trunk, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “B” handshape in front of and beside the trunk, dominant palm facing down.
- Swing both hands repeatedly from side to side in valley-shaped arcs, each hand moving simultaneously with the other hand toward each side.
Verb edit
Upload png, jpg, or gif image. (ASL gloss: ACT)
- to behave