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How to pronounce signal in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bespeak, betoken, indicate, point
Type of tell
Has types auspicate, betoken, bode, augur, foretell, mark, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate, forecast, foreshadow


The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued.
Type Words
Synonyms sign, signaling
Type of communication
Has types distress call, distress signal, dog-ear, drumbeat, electronic signal, alarm, indicator, input, input signal, number, output, output signal, phone number, radio beacon, radio beam, radiotelegraphic signal, recording, retreat, start, starting signal, storm signal, symbol, telegraphic signal, telephone number, ticktack, time signal, visual signal, warning signal, whistle, whistling, high sign, alarum, alert, all clear, animal communication, beam, bugle call, curfew
Derivation signalize


signals from the boat suddenly stopped.
Type Words
Synonyms sign, signalise, signalize
Type of intercommunicate, communicate
Has types whistle, heliograph, wigwag, flag, semaphore
Derivation signaller, signaler, signaling


The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu.
Type Words
Type of electricity, electrical energy, power
Has types interrupt
Type Words
Type of incitement, provocation, incitation


he awaited the signal to start.
the victory was a signal for wild celebration.
Type Words


the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party.

Examples of signal

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Its 3,500 job additions will include electricians, mechanics and signal workers.
From the usatoday.com
Grandma got the signal and so did thousands of others alerted by shared e-mails.
From the sacbee.com
The traffic signal controller, the brain that operates the signal, was replaced.
From the tennessean.com
It is also a clear signal that the company was also concerned about the problem.
From the kansas.com
The Post reported Fazlullah uses an illegal FM radio signal to air his messages.
From the upi.com
The turn-signal and wiper stalks use electronic rather than mechanical switches.
From the freep.com
I couldn't get a signal even though the place said it had a wireless connection.
From the businessweek.com
A Me-First plan sends a clear signal that the writer's priorities are misplaced.
From the online.wsj.com
Equestrians would cross at Casey Road, where a traffic signal will be installed.
From the dailyherald.com
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  • Any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
  • Notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal triumph for the Labour party"
  • Sign: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu"
  • Any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
  • Bespeak: be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
  • An electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
  • Signal (Bulgarian: u0421u0438u0433u043Du0430u043B) is a Bulgarian rock band, most popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
  • In the card game of contract bridge, the partners defending against a contract may choose particular cards to play to communicate a signal.
  • Signal is the 37th studio album released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 2005.