To sign 'annoying' (or 'bother'), hold your non-dominant hand in front of you with the palm facing your dominant side and fingers pointing forward. Form a flat handshape with your dominant hand. Strike the pinky edge of your dominant hand into the webbed space between the thumb and index finger of your non-dominant hand. This chopping motion can be repeated to emphasize how annoying something is.
Point to where you established your brother in your signing space, then use the sign for 'annoying', repeating the motion to show it is an ongoing bother.
Sign 'annoying' with a sharp, single movement, followed by the sign for 'stop', using a firm and irritated facial expression to convey your frustration.
After signing 'noise' and 'loud', sign 'annoying' while scrunching your face to show your displeasure with the disruptive sound.
Point to where you established your brother in your signing space, then use the sign for 'annoying', repeating the motion to show it is an ongoing bother.
Sign 'annoying' with a sharp, single movement, followed by the sign for 'stop', using a firm and irritated facial expression to convey your frustration.
After signing 'noise' and 'loud', sign 'annoying' while scrunching your face to show your displeasure with the disruptive sound.
They use the exact same base sign! Often, 'bother' is signed with a single movement, while 'annoying' might use a repeated motion to show that the irritation is ongoing. Context and facial expressions also help clarify the meaning.
Yes, this sign can be directional. If someone is bothering you, the movement happens near your body. If you are bothering someone else, you can move the entire sign outward toward that person to show who is annoying whom.
You should always use your dominant hand to perform the active chopping motion, while your non-dominant hand stays stationary as the base. This keeps your signing clear and consistent.
