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FINGER-SPELL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language

Example:

The Deaf often fingerspell

Synonyms:

finger-spell; fingerspell

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "finger-spell" is one way to...):

communicate; intercommunicate (transmit thoughts or feelings)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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