raised hand
Seeking teacher's attention
A raised hand is a gesture of seeking attention or permission to speak, familiar from classroom settings where students raise their hands to be called on.
It signals a desire to contribute without interrupting: Several raised hands shot up after the presentation.
As an emoji (✋), it can mean "stop," "high five," or simply a greeting.
In voting contexts, raised hands indicate assent: The motion passed by a show of raised hands.
- waveOscillating motion through medium
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- classroomEducational instruction space
- questionRequest for information
wave hello · ask a question · arm · palm · fingers · greeting · salute · signal · reach · stretch · high five · voting · participation · attention · teacher · student · roll call · eager
- signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
- hand drawingsketching, clenched fist, shading, shadows, highlights
- emoticonssmiley, smiley face, happy face, sad face, wink
raised handshouting out
Vocalizing at high volume
calling out · blurting out · interrupting · speaking out of turn · heckling
raised handsilence
Total lack of sound
withdrawal · disengagement · head down · tuning out · sitting out
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