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5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown SlowWiggle-SlowWiggle 5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown-5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown
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American Sign Language
Etymology
Derived from the sign ase Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown rain, with slow, fluttering motion imitative of snow.
Production
two
ASL000005.JPG 5 SideForeheadhigh PalmDown 5 SideForeheadhigh PalmDown
Move both hands down slowly while wiggling the fingers.
ASL000004.jpg 5 SideTrunkhigh PalmDown 5 SideTrunkhigh PalmDown
Be sure to move the hands down slowly to differentiate this sign from ase Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChinhigh-PalmDown Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown-Claw5@SideChesthigh-PalmDown rain.
Noun
noun SNOW ASL000003b.JPG
snow
(ASL gloss) SEATTLE NOW HAS LOTS SNOW!
"Seattle right now has lots of snow!"
OpenB@Side-OpenB@Side 5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown-5@SideForeheadhigh-PalmDown SlowWiggle-SlowWiggle 5@SideTrunkhigh-Palmdown-5@SideTrunkhigh-PalmDown SmallC@BackHand-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown
(ASL gloss) STREET SNOW COVERED-THREE-INCHES-THICK
"The street is covered by three inches of snow."
Verb
verb SNOW ASL000003b.JPG
to snow