To sign marshmallow, start with both hands in front of you, palms facing each other. Form your hands into flattened 'O' shapes with your fingertips touching your thumbs, and bring your hands close together. Pull your hands apart horizontally while slightly opening your fingers into 'C' shapes, then bring them back together. Repeat this motion, as if you are pulling apart a sticky, gooey marshmallow.
Sign 'marshmallow' using the two-handed pulling motion, then sign 'roast' and 'campfire' to describe the classic outdoor activity.
Use the sign for 'marshmallow' before signing 'hot chocolate' and raising your eyebrows to ask a yes/no question.
Sign 'marshmallow' and then use an exaggerated facial expression while signing 'sticky' to emphasize the gooey texture.
Sign 'marshmallow' using the two-handed pulling motion, then sign 'roast' and 'campfire' to describe the classic outdoor activity.
Use the sign for 'marshmallow' before signing 'hot chocolate' and raising your eyebrows to ask a yes/no question.
Sign 'marshmallow' and then use an exaggerated facial expression while signing 'sticky' to emphasize the gooey texture.
Yes, because 'marshmallow' is a longer English word, some signers prefer to simply fingerspell it. However, the descriptive pulling sign is very popular, fun to sign, and widely understood in casual settings.
While a neutral expression is fine for simply stating the word, you can use your face to convey the stickiness or squishiness of the marshmallow, especially if you are describing a particularly gooey one!
This specific two-handed pulling motion is generally reserved for marshmallows. If you want to describe something else as sticky, you would use the standard sign for 'sticky,' which involves touching your thumb and middle finger together and pulling them apart.
