To sign 'roll', form both hands into '1' handshapes with your index fingers extended and pointing forward. Hold your hands in front of your body, with one hand slightly higher than the other. Move your hands in a continuous circular motion, rolling them over and around each other to mimic the turning motion of a wheel.
Sign 'ball', then use the 'roll' sign while moving your hands slightly downward to show the direction of the movement.
Sign 'dog', then perform the 'roll' sign to describe the trick. You can emphasize the motion to show the dog turning completely over.
After signing 'coin', use the 'roll' sign while moving your hands across your body to illustrate the coin's path.
Sign 'ball', then use the 'roll' sign while moving your hands slightly downward to show the direction of the movement.
Sign 'dog', then perform the 'roll' sign to describe the trick. You can emphasize the motion to show the dog turning completely over.
After signing 'coin', use the 'roll' sign while moving your hands across your body to illustrate the coin's path.
No, this sign is strictly for the action of rolling. For a bread roll, you would typically use the sign for 'bread' or use classifiers to describe the shape of the food.
No, rolling dice is signed differently. To sign rolling dice, you would mimic the action of shaking dice in your closed hand and tossing them onto a table.
In ASL, you can modify verbs to show intensity. To show something rolling quickly, simply perform the rolling motion with your hands much faster and with a more intense facial expression.
