'Signing' definitions:
Definition of 'signing'
From: WordNet
noun
Language expressed by visible hand gestures [syn: sign language, signing]
Definition of 'Signing'
From: GCIDE
- Sign \Sign\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Signed; p. pr. & vb. n. Signing.] [OE. seinen to bless, originally, to make the sign of the cross over; in this sense fr. ASS. segnian (from segn, n.), or OF. seignier, F. signer, to mark, to sign (in sense 3), fr. L. signare to mark, set a mark upon, from signum. See Sign, n.]
- 1. To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify. [1913 Webster]
- I signed to Browne to make his retreat. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign. [1913 Webster]
- We receive this child into the congregation of Christ's flock, and do sign him with the sign of the cross. --Bk. of Com Prayer. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to subscribe in one's own handwriting. [1913 Webster]
- Inquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed, And let him sign it. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To assign or convey formally; -- used with away. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To mark; to make distinguishable. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'signing'
From: GCIDE
- signing \sign"ing\ (s[imac]n"[i^]ng), n. [Participle of sign, sense 3.] The procedure or process of communicating by use of a {sign language}. [PJC]
Words containing 'Signing'
- Sign,
- Signed,
- sign in,
- sign off,
- sign on,
- sign over,
- sign up,
- Cardinal signs,
- Descending signs,
- Minus sign,
- Negative sign,
- Physical signs,
- Plus sign,
- Positive sign,
- Radical sign,
- Re sign,
- Sign manual,
- Unlike signs,
- Vernal signs,
- babinski sign,
- danger sign,
- dollar sign,
- equal sign,
- high sign,
- jacquemier's sign,
- kernig's sign,
- percent sign,
- percentage sign,
- pound sign,
- raynaud's sign,
- sign away,
- sign industry,
- sign language,
- sign of the cross,
- sign of the zodiac,
- sign painter,
- star sign,
- street sign,
- sure sign,
- telltale sign,
- v sign,
- vital sign,
- American Sign Language,
- Re-sign,
- co-sign,
- sign-language