View sign 'angry'

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Description

(meaning: mind twisted)

Place closed right hand close or against the forehead, thumb pressing against second joint of index finger, and back of thumb resting against forehead; move hand slightly outwards and by wrist action give small twisting motion from right to left.


References: annoy, bad, heart
Synonyms: anger, ill-tempered, mad, passionate, quarrelsome, rageful, savage

Notes

Clark notes that this gesture is frequently accompanied by a gruff and fierce grunt.

He also states that according to Indian belief, all emotions arise in the heart, and cause certain actions. In this instance the heart is irritated, and as a consequence, the mind is twisted or wrenched. Reverse the operation of the sentence, and it is readily seen that the sign expresses what the Indians invariably say in vocal language when they are angry, viz., "heart is bad;" in fact, many of the make the sign for HEART and then the sign for BAD, while others hold partially closed right hand over heart, hand resting against surface of body, the hand being turned and twisted, as in ANNOY.