This document gives a list of popular hand gestures in daily communication with photos and their explanations. This will help in crafting and drafting various spiritual, motivational, promotional messages. This will help in effective communication.

1. Hand Gestures
 Suppressing deceitful words from coming
out of the mouth.
 Thinking sceptically
 Amusement
 Hiding some thought
 Disbelief on what the person sees or hears
 Skeptic thinking over a topic or idea
 Trying to find a solution to given problem
 “See no evil”
 Disguising deceit
 Skeptical thoughts about what the person sees or hears
 Thinking about a solution for a given problem

2.  Saying sorry
 Regret
 “Hear no evil” gesture
 Hands on both ears rubbing- saying sorry
 Bringing ear forward with a index finger-
listening intently
 A person indicating he/she has heard enough
and may wish to speak
 Thinking over a possibility
 Nervous
 Disbelieving
 Doubt (“I am not sure I agree”)
 “Are you sure about that?”
 The number 1
 “Pointnumber one..”-in a discussion or series
 “There is only one God”
 “This is extremely important...”
 Stop
 “Enough”

3.  “Yougot it right”
 Blaming
 Showing an objector direction
 Directing someone
 Indicating something
 Friendly fist bump
 Variation of a hand shake
 Calling someone near with authority or
rudeness
 Seductive calling

4.  Warning
 Prohibited
 Its wrong
 “Okay”
 “Great work”/“Keep up the good work!”
 Appreciation
 The number 3
 Anger
 Strength show
 “Punchyou!”-gesture(playfulor serious)
 Strength
 Determination

5.  Unity
 Revolt
 Power
 Energy
 Anxious
 Nervous
 Thinking
 “My eyes are on you”-gesture
 Sign that you are observing the other person
 Sign that you are suspicious of a person and letting
him/her know that.
 Thinking

6.  Nervous gestures
 Nervous gestures
 Snapping someone out of a daze
 Calling for someone’s attention
 Asking to hurry up
 Rubbing eyes- “Unbelievable!”

7.  Thinking deeply
 Worry
 Problematic situation presented
 Nervous
 Serious topic of contemplation
 “Going above my head” gesture when
information being given is not understandable to a
person (informal)
 Hope
 Anxiety
 Luck
 Anticipation
 Negating whatever is said by one’s self

8.  “Goaway” gesture
 Questioning
 Confused
 Agitated
 Confident thought
 “Iknow something you don’t”-expression
 Deep thought
 Sarcastic look

9.  Thinking
 Shy
 Contemplative mood
 Nervous
 Shock
 Panic
 “Whatdid I say”-expression
 Emphasis
 Confident explanation of an idea or
argument

10.  Patient
 Waiting
 Passive
 Checking the time
 In a hurry
 Impatient
 Asking someone to hurry up
 Waiting for someone
 Indicating a small amount or quantity
 Making a point
 “Have a little mercy..”
 Indicating “alittle/ small part of …”
 Laying emphasis on a point
 Giving thoughts and ideas a direction
 Showing importance of a point

11.  Tensed
 Thinking
 Disappointed
 Worried
 Waiting
 Contemplating
 Impatient
 Thinking
 Time out- Pause please
 Anxiety
 Impatience
 Hurry
 Waiting

12.  Begging
 Calling someone
 Asking somone to join you
 Pleading
 Begging

13.  Pleading
 Asking formercy
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