verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To spell using fingerspelling.
2. 2
   communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

finger spellfinger-spell

Etymology

From finger + spell.

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