"fly" ASL American Sign Language

American Sign Language: "fly" Also see: PILOT FLY: Use the "I love you" handshape to represent an airplane flying through the air. This sign is a noun/verb pair. Note: You might want to angle your palm a bit more downward than I'm doing here. For "AIRPLANE" use a small double motion. You move the hand forward just a couple inches or so, then bring it back, then move it forward again. BIRD-in-flight Or FLYING-bird: Once you have established that you are talking about a bird, you could then show that bird in flight. Note: If you want to talk about how a bird is flying, you can flap your arms/hands as if you had wings to show what kind of wing strokes the bird is making. For a small bird you would flap just your hands or for a very small bird you could "flap" the index and middle fingers of your hands (while making a whistling facial expression). For a large bird or a pterodactyl you would extend your arms and use a large flapping motion. For a bird with a broken wing you could just flap one arm or hand. For a penguin you'd hold your hands down near your hips, (touching your wrists to your hips and pointing your fingertips out to the side) then do a side to side rocking movement in your torso to represent the waddling of a penguin. FLYING-(insect) "buzzing" You can can show how an insect (such as a fly) flies: Also see: PILOT Also see: FLY-(insect) Also see: AIRPLANE You can learn sign language online at American Sign Language (ASL) University ™ Sign language lessons and resources. Dr. William Vicars © Lifeprint.com

American Sign Language: "fly"

Also see: PILOT

FLY:

Use the "I love you" handshape to represent an airplane flying through the air. This sign is a noun/verb pair. Note: You might want to angle your palm a bit more downward than I'm doing here.

For "AIRPLANE" use a small double motion. You move the hand forward just a couple inches or so, then bring it back, then move it forward again.

BIRD-in-flight
Or FLYING-bird:
Once you have established that you are talking about a bird, you could then show that bird in flight.

Note: If you want to talk about how a bird is flying, you can flap your arms/hands as if you had wings to show what kind of wing strokes the bird is making.
For a small bird you would flap just your hands or for a very small bird you could "flap" the index and middle fingers of your hands (while making a whistling facial expression). For a large bird or a pterodactyl you would extend your arms and use a large flapping motion.
For a bird with a broken wing you could just flap one arm or hand.
For a penguin you'd hold your hands down near your hips, (touching your wrists to your hips and pointing your fingertips out to the side) then do a side to side rocking movement in your torso to represent the waddling of a penguin.

FLYING-(insect) "buzzing"
You can can show how an insect (such as a fly) flies:

Also see: PILOT
Also see: FLY-(insect)

Also see: AIRPLANE

You can learn sign language online at American Sign Language (ASL) University ™
Sign language lessons and resources. Dr. William Vicars © Lifeprint.com