To sign uncle in ASL, make a U hand: index and middle fingers extended together, the other fingers folded down. Hold it beside your temple and twist it back and forth a few times. The U stands for uncle, signed near the forehead like dad.
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How to sign it
Handshape: a U hand, with the index and middle fingers extended together.
Location: beside your temple.
Movement: twist the hand back and forth a few times.
Tip to remember it
U for uncle, signed by the temple, near where you sign dad.
Use it in a sentence
TOMORROW UNCLE VISIT
My uncle is visiting tomorrow. (In ASL, time signs like TOMORROW usually come first.)
Lifeprint notes that some people shake the U side to side with a small repeated movement.
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