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Noun: signaling  sig-nu-ling
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: signalling)
  1. Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
    "The secret agent used subtle hand signaling to communicate with his partner across the room";
    - signal, sign, signalling [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. (rail system) the signals and associated cabling and equipment
    "The railway company upgraded its signaling system to improve safety";
    - signalling [Brit, Cdn]
Verb: signal (signalled,signalling, or [US] signaled,signaling)  sig-nul
  1. Communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
    "The hikers signald their location to the rescue helicopter";
    - sign, signalize, signalise [Brit]
     
  2. Be a signal for or a symptom of
    "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued";
    - bespeak, betoken [archaic], indicate, point
     
  3. Show intention to turn or change lanes while driving, typically using turn signals
    "Always signal before changing lanes";
    - indicate [Brit]

Derived forms: signalings

Type of: communicate, communication, intercommunicate, tell

Encyclopedia: Signaling, Semaphore procedure

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