How to sign “Eating” in ASL

Food & Drink

BSL and ASL are different languages — this is the American sign. See the BSL sign for “Eating” instead

Step by step

  1. Bring your bunched fingertips to your mouth.
  2. Repeat once or twice, as if putting food in your mouth.

Practice tip

“Eating” is signed with the base EAT sign — ASL/BSL marks ongoing action on the sign, not with a separate word.

Fingerspell “Eating”

Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.

ASL handshape for letter EASL handshape for letter AASL handshape for letter TASL handshape for letter IASL handshape for letter NASL handshape for letter G

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Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.

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