raising hand
Seeking to speak
Raising hand is the gesture of lifting one's arm to signal a desire to speak or be recognized, especially in classrooms and meetings: She kept raising her hand but the teacher never called on her.
The phrase also describes voting by show of hands.
Online, "raises hand" in text signals volunteering or self-identification: Raises hand as someone who's done this.
- volunteerUnpaid willing participant
- classroomEducational instruction space
- questionRequest for information
- gestureCommunicative body movement
- waveOscillating motion through medium
high five · arm · participation · roll call · eager · student · bidding · voting · attention · teacher · answer · asking permission · pick me · reach · stretch · palm · signal · acknowledgment
- school readinesskindergarten, kindergarten screening, preschool readiness, readiness, school readiness
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- mannersetiquette, manners, polite, rude, politeness
raising handshouting out
Vocalizing at high volume
calling out · blurting out · interrupting · speaking out of turn · butting in
raising handkeeping quiet
Remaining silent
sitting back · disengaging · withdrawing · hiding · shrinking back
raise, raised, raises, raiser, raisers, hand, hands, handed, handing