Bring both hands up in front of your face and near your eyes. … Pop the pointer finger and thumb apart and at the same time open your eyes wide and make a face that looks surprised.This sign uses facial expression to convey the meaning behind the sign (something very important in ASL!)

How do you say shocked in ASL?

American Sign Language: “shocked” The sign for “shocked” (mentally) is a compound of the signs BRAIN-(think) and FREEZE. Thus “brain-freeze” is interpreted as “shocked.”

How do you say wake up in sign language?

Start with your eyes closed and your hands in fists, with each pointer finger touching each thumb, on either side of your face underneath your eyes or resting above your cheeks. Then open both your eyes and your pinched indexes and thumbs at the same time, as you utter, “Wake up!”