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signalling

/sˈɪɡnʌlɪŋ/noun, verb3 syllables

Signalling means: be a signal for or a symptom of.

Synonyms for signalling9

noun, as in any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

signal, signaling, sign

verb, as in be a signal for or a symptom of

bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal

verb, as in communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

sign, signal, signalize, signalise

What does signalling mean?3

verb

1

be a signal for or a symptom of“These symptoms indicate a serious illness”

2

communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs“He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture”

noun

1

any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message“signals from the boat suddenly stopped”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Signalling in a sentence

  • My father is signalling me to leave the assembly room.abracadebby
  • The train driver is signalling the departure with his whistle.sundown
  • Yanni looked at Skura and started signalling something to her with his hands.Amastan
  • Yanni was signalling to Skura that she got something in her teeth.Amastan
  • Experts read this as signalling Washington wants to open a new page in transatlantic relations.Cangarejo
  • Tom is very good at virtue signalling.soliloquist

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of signalling

as a noun

plural
signallings