To sign head in ASL, bend the fingers of your dominant hand at the knuckles, fingers together. Touch the fingertips to the side of your head near the temple, then move the hand down and touch the fingertips to the jaw. Keep both touches light and the hand on one side of the head.
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How to sign it
Handshape: a bent hand, the fingers together and bent at the knuckles.
Location: the side of the head, first at the temple, then at the jaw.
Movement: the fingertips touch the temple, then move down to touch the jaw.
Palm orientation: the palm faces down toward the shoulder.
Use it in a sentence
HEAD DIZZY.
My head feels dizzy.
Lifeprint shows this sign in a video only, with no written description, so the steps here come from AISA's video.
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