To sign 'rub', hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing down. Place your flat dominant hand on top of it, also facing down. Move your dominant hand back and forth a few times, rubbing the back of your non-dominant hand.
Sign 'rub' using the standard back-and-forth motion, which naturally mimics the action of applying and working in lotion.
You can sign 'rub' and then adjust the location of your dominant hand to rub an imaginary flat surface in front of you to show cleaning a table.
Sign 'dog', then use the 'rub' handshape and motion, but place your dominant hand on your own stomach to show exactly where the rubbing happens.
Sign 'rub' using the standard back-and-forth motion, which naturally mimics the action of applying and working in lotion.
You can sign 'rub' and then adjust the location of your dominant hand to rub an imaginary flat surface in front of you to show cleaning a table.
Sign 'dog', then use the 'rub' handshape and motion, but place your dominant hand on your own stomach to show exactly where the rubbing happens.
Yes! ASL is very spatial. While the standard dictionary sign uses the back of your hand as a neutral surface, you can move the rubbing motion to your arm, shoulder, or stomach to show exactly where the rubbing is taking place.
They are very similar, but have a slight difference in movement. 'Pet' usually involves a stroking motion in one direction (from the wrist towards the fingertips), while 'rub' is a continuous back-and-forth motion.
Yes, your dominant hand should be the one on top doing the active moving. Your non-dominant hand acts as the stationary base underneath.
