American Sign Language: "vacuum" Put your thumb on the underside of your fingers and mush them all together. Next hold them down on or near the palm of your non-dominant hand. Now move your dominant hand forward as if it is the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner sucking up dirt. Get into it a bit eh? Make the face. Have a good time. If you are going to vacuum you might as well enjoy it. Notes: If you want to say something to the effect of "He was vacuuming..." (and it is obvious that you are talking about vacuuming) you could just mime holding the handle of an upright vacuum and pushing it forward and back a couple of times. (Basically miming the act of vacuuming.) 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: "vacuum"

Put your thumb on the underside of your fingers and mush them all together. Next hold them down on or near the palm of your non-dominant hand. Now move your dominant hand forward as if it is the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner sucking up dirt. Get into it a bit eh? Make the face. Have a good time. If you are going to vacuum you might as well enjoy it.

Notes:
If you want to say something to the effect of "He was vacuuming..." (and it is obvious that you are talking about vacuuming) you could just mime holding the handle of an upright vacuum and pushing it forward and back a couple of times. (Basically miming the act of vacuuming.)

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 >