To sign jealous in ASL, bend your index finger into a hook and touch it to the corner of your mouth. Twist the hand so the finger turns to point across, just below your chin, and hold it there. Purse your lips and narrow your eyes to show the feeling.
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How to sign it
Handshape: the index finger bent into a hook, the other fingers folded in.
Location: the corner of your mouth.
Movement: twist the hand so the finger turns to point across, just below your chin.
Facial expression: lips pursed, eyes narrowed.
Tip to remember it
Lifeprint pictures a fish hook at the corner of the mouth, twisted and pulled a little.
Use it in a sentence
DOG JEALOUS CAT.
The dog is jealous of the cat.
This video shows one common way to sign jealous. The same sign can also mean envy.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/j/jealous.htm.
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