To sign 'disgust,' start with both hands in open '5' handshapes with your fingers spread apart. Bring your hands near your stomach or lower chest with your palms facing your body. Move both hands upward and outward away from your body in a sudden motion. It is essential to include a disgusted facial expression, such as scrunching your nose or sticking your tongue out slightly, to convey the strong feeling of revulsion.
Sign 'garbage' and 'smell,' then use the sign for 'disgust' with a very strong, scrunched facial expression to show exactly how bad the odor was.
Point to the imaginary food, sign 'mold,' and then sign 'disgust' while directing your eyegaze toward the food's location.
Sign 'his behavior rude,' followed by 'disgust' to express your strong negative emotional reaction to the situation.
Sign 'garbage' and 'smell,' then use the sign for 'disgust' with a very strong, scrunched facial expression to show exactly how bad the odor was.
Point to the imaginary food, sign 'mold,' and then sign 'disgust' while directing your eyegaze toward the food's location.
Sign 'his behavior rude,' followed by 'disgust' to express your strong negative emotional reaction to the situation.
While you don't have to stick your tongue out completely, doing so slightly or scrunching your face helps convey the intensity of the emotion. ASL relies heavily on facial grammar to show tone and degree.
They are visually similar and share the same root concept of physical revulsion. The upward and outward motion from the stomach is often used for both 'disgust' and 'vomit,' depending heavily on the context of your sentence.
For this specific variation of 'disgust' or 'repulsed,' using both hands emphasizes the strength of the feeling. However, in casual conversation, some signers might drop one hand if they are holding something.
