Well, that depends. If you were in class today you learned that the difference in signing verbs as opposed to signing nouns is:  the motion of a sign designated as a noun-say “CHAIR”- is short and choppy. The verb, “TO SIT” would be signed in a more long and sweeping fashion. “AIRPLANE” short and choppy; “TO FLY” long and sweeping.

Here are the notes from our discussion.