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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand-signal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
hand-sig-nal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To signal by hand.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Verbal form of the noun hand signal.

Inflected Forms

hand-signals (present, singular) hand-signaling (US, participle) hand-signalling (UK, participle) hand-signaled (US, participle) hand-signaled (US, past) hand-signalled (UK, participle) hand-signalled (UK, past)

Questions

What does hand-signal mean?
To signal by hand.
Where does hand-signal come from?
Verbal form of the noun hand signal.

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