Sign for NERVOUS in ASL | ASL Dictionary

How do you sign “Nervous” in ASL?

NERVOUS: NERVOUS in American Sign Language (ASL) expresses anxiety or worry. The video and GIF below demonstrate the sign.

ASL sign for nervous — animated demonstration

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When do you use the sign NERVOUS?

NERVOUS covers test week, job interviews, and first attempts at signing with a Deaf stranger, which makes it oddly self-descriptive for students. It sits in the emotion set beside SCARED and EXCITED, two feelings it often blends with.

Lesson 92 of the challenge teaches it in the emotions lesson.

📖 NERVOUS is taught in Lesson 92 of ASL 201: Telling Stories — Book 3 of the 216-Day Challenge →




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