How to sign “Cleaned” in BSL
Step by step
- Make loose fists with both hands, as if gripping a cloth in each hand, palms facing forward.
- Hold both fists in front of your torso, between chest and waist height.
- Scrub the fists up and down alternately, raising one fist as the other lowers.
- Repeat the alternating polishing motion, like buffing a surface until it shines.
Practice tip
Past form of “Clean” — signed with the base sign; time is shown separately, not on the verb.
Fingerspell “Cleaned”
Letter by letter with the two-handed BSL alphabet — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from BSL-specific references (BSL SignBank, BDA-adjacent teaching materials and BSL dictionaries) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade. BSL has regional variation — this is the most widely taught form.