Definition of Signing
Noun: signing sI-ning
- Language expressed by visible hand gestures
- sign language
- Mark with one's signature; write one's name (on)
"She signed the letter and sent it off"; "Please sign here";
- subscribe
- Approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation
"Have you signed your contract yet?";
- ratify
- Be engaged by a written agreement
"He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
- Engage by written agreement
"They signed two new pitchers for the next season";
- contract, sign on, sign up
- Communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
"He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture";
- signal, signalize, signalise [Brit]
- Place signs, as along a road
"sign an intersection"; "This road has been signed"
- Communicate in sign language
"I don't know how to sign, so I could not communicate with my deaf cousin"
- Make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
- bless
See also:
signifyings
signior
Anagrams containing the word signing