Sign of the Day for Wednesday, January 28, 2026

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January is National Slow Cooking Month.

What is being signed (English Meaning)

SLOW


Sign Type
  • ASL

Sign Description

Dominant hand in the Open B Handshape palm down is placed on top of the the non-dominant hand, fingers point forward. Dominant hand starts on top of the non-dominant hand at the back of the hand and brushes up the non-dominant arm.


Memory Aid

The speed of the movement shows how slow something is.


This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)
  • SLOW

Examples of Usage
English Sentence

If it is snowing, you should drive slowly.

ASL Gloss

IF SNOW DRIVE SLOW YOU SHOULD.

English Sentence

Please sign slower.

ASL Gloss

SIGN SLOW PLEASE.

English Sentence

Please fingerspell slower.

ASL Gloss

FINGERSPELL SLOW PLEASE.


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