To sign "nauseous," form your dominant hand into a claw shape with your fingers spread and slightly bent. Place your hand on your stomach with your palm facing inward. Move your hand in a continuous circular motion against your body. Be sure to use a facial expression that shows you feel unwell or sick to your stomach.
Sign 'I', then sign 'nauseous' while making a slightly pained or sick facial expression to emphasize how unsettled your stomach feels.
Point to the person, sign 'nauseous', and raise your eyebrows while leaning forward slightly to ask it as a yes/no question.
Sign 'smell', then sign 'nauseous' with a strong grimace to show your physical reaction to the unpleasant odor.
Sign 'I', then sign 'nauseous' while making a slightly pained or sick facial expression to emphasize how unsettled your stomach feels.
Point to the person, sign 'nauseous', and raise your eyebrows while leaning forward slightly to ask it as a yes/no question.
Sign 'smell', then sign 'nauseous' with a strong grimace to show your physical reaction to the unpleasant odor.
No, the general sign for 'sick' uses the middle fingers of both hands touching your forehead and stomach simultaneously. 'Nauseous' specifically focuses on the stomach with a circular, churning motion.
Generally, no. Most signers naturally rub in a circular motion that feels comfortable to their wrist and arm. The key component is the churning motion itself, rather than a strict clockwise or counterclockwise direction.
Yes! While it literally means feeling physically sick to your stomach, it is often used metaphorically in ASL to express strong disgust or repulsion toward a situation, behavior, or idea.
