American Sign Language: "ice cream" To sign "ice-cream" hold an "S" hand in front of your mouth and move it downward twice as if you were licking an ice-cream cone. ICE-CREAM: See: Animation: ICE-CREAM NOTES: You don't actually stick out your tongue in a true-to-life licking movement. If you do, that would inflect the sign to mean something to the effect of "She took two big licks." If you are telling a story and that is what you want to say (She took two big licks..." then fine -- you can stick out your tongue). But typically you will just see the sign done in one of three ways: 1) Slightly mouth the words ice-cream 2) Don't use any mouth movement 3) Use two very, very slight licking movements with the tongue I've seen the sign for "ice-cream" done all three ways by native Deaf signers. I do it in my example above with no mouth movement. I just asked my wife (Deaf) how she signs it and she partially mouthed "ice cream." I showed her the version with two small licks and she didn't like that version at all, but she thought the no-mouth-movement version was "okay." If you see it a certain way in your area then certainly do it that way. Better yet, just send me a coupon for Baskin Robbins so I can do some more research on this topic. Also see: CAKE You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™ ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!) (You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.) Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore." Want even more ASL resources? Visit the "ASL Training Center!" (Subscription Extension of ASLU) CHECK IT OUT > Bandwidth slow? Check out "ASLUniversity.com" (a free mirror of Lifeprint.com less traffic, fast access) VISIT >

American Sign Language: "ice cream"

To sign "ice-cream" hold an "S" hand in front of your mouth and move it downward twice as if you were licking an ice-cream cone.

ICE-CREAM:

See: Animation: ICE-CREAM

NOTES:
You don't actually stick out your tongue in a true-to-life licking movement. If you do, that would inflect the sign to mean something to the effect of "She took two big licks." If you are telling a story and that is what you want to say (She took two big licks..." then fine -- you can stick out your tongue).

But typically you will just see the sign done in one of three ways:
1) Slightly mouth the words ice-cream
2) Don't use any mouth movement
3) Use two very, very slight licking movements with the tongue

I've seen the sign for "ice-cream" done all three ways by native Deaf signers. I do it in my example above with no mouth movement. I just asked my wife (Deaf) how she signs it and she partially mouthed "ice cream." I showed her the version with two small licks and she didn't like that version at all, but she thought the no-mouth-movement version was "okay." If you see it a certain way in your area then certainly do it that way. Better yet, just send me a coupon for Baskin Robbins so I can do some more research on this topic.

Also see: CAKE

You can learn American Sign Language (ASL) online at American Sign Language University ™
ASL resources by Lifeprint.com © Dr. William Vicars

Want to help support ASL University? It's easy: DONATE (Thanks!)
(You don't need a PayPal account. Just look for the credit card logos and click continue.)

Another way to help is to buy something from the ASLU "Bookstore."

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