How to sign “Drinking” in BSL
Step by step
- Curve your dominant hand into a loose C shape, as if holding a cup.
- Lift the hand up to your mouth.
- Tip your wrist toward your face, as though taking a drink from the cup.
Practice tip
“Drinking” is signed with the base DRINK sign — ASL/BSL marks ongoing action on the sign, not with a separate word.
Fingerspell “Drinking”
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.