How to sign shut up in American Sign Language

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Sign Instructions:

Begin with your hand in front of your mouth with your palm oriented toward yourself in a "5" handshape. Then, move your hand toward your mouth while bringing your fingertips together. The sign should end with your fingertips pointing at your mouth.

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Sequential Breakdown of shut up

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First Frame of shut up

End of Sign

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Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Dominant Handshape for shut up
Extend all fingers to show the number five, spreading them out.
Dominant Handshape for shut up
Keep your index, middle, ring, and pink fingers together and straight, bend them all at the knuckle at a 90-degree angle, and reach your thumb to the bottom of the fingertips of your index and middle fingers.

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