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signing

sign
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sahyn]
    • /saɪn/
    • /ˈsaɪ.nɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahyn]
    • /saɪn/

Definitions of signing word

  • noun signing a token; indication. 1
  • noun signing any object, action, event, pattern, etc., that conveys a meaning. 1
  • noun signing a conventional or arbitrary mark, figure, or symbol used as an abbreviation for the word or words it represents. 1
  • noun signing a motion or gesture used to express or convey an idea, command, decision, etc.: Her nod was a sign that it was time to leave. 1
  • noun signing a notice, bearing a name, direction, warning, or advertisement, that is displayed or posted for public view: a traffic sign; a store sign. 1
  • noun signing a trace; vestige: There wasn't a sign of them. 1
See all 33 definitions of signing

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Origin of signing

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English signe < Old French < Latin signum mark, sign, ensign, signal, image; (v.) Middle English signen to mark with a sign, especially the sign of the cross < Old French signer < Latin signāre to mark with a sign, inscribe, affix a seal to, derivative of signum

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Parts of speech for Signing

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Signing

signing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

signing usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for signing

noun signing

  • american sign language — a language consisting of manual signs and gestures, used as by deaf people in North America
  • asl — above sea level
  • dactylology — the method of using manual sign language, as in communicating with deaf people
  • fingerspelling — the communication in sign language of a word or other expression by rendering its written form letter by letter in a manual alphabet.
  • initialing — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
All 11 Synonyms of signing

Related words

  • subscribe

    to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.

  • sign

    a token; indication.

  • signature

    a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.

  • coerce

    If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to.

  • commemorate

    To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially-created object.

  • consult

    If you consult an expert or someone senior to you or consult with them, you ask them for their opinion and advice about what you should do or their permission to do something.
All related words to signing

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