Body Language Dictionary

Body Language Dictionary and meaning. Remember we must always read body language in clusters of information and there are no absolutes when we analyze even the experts get it wrong from time to time.

Name	Body Region	Gesture Type
Arm Cross	Arms	Closed
Arms on Hips	Arms	Closed
Barrier	Arms	Closed
Arms Behind Back	Arms	Open
Baton	Arms	Aggression
Elbow Closure	Arms	Closed
Elbow Out	Arms	Open
Freeze	Arms	Unsure
Guiding	Arms	Open
Arms in Air	Arms	Open
Knee Hugging	Arms	Unsure
Protecting	Arms	Closed
Single Arm Wrap	Arms	Closed
Gestural Absence	Body	Closed
Eyebrow Narrowing	Eyes	Unsure
Eye Blink Rate	Eyes	Stress
Eyebrow Flash	Eyes	Open
Ocular Orbital Tension	Eyes	Unsure
Pupil Constriction	Eyes	Closed
Pupil Dilation	Eyes	Open
Eye Squint	Eyes	Stress
Anger	Face	Aggression
Confirmation Glance	Face	Unsure
Contempt	Face	Open
Disgust	Face	Open
Flushing	Face	Open
Fear	Face	Open
Jaw Clenching	Face	Aggression
Lip Compression	Face	Concealing
Lip Retraction	Face	Unsure
Foreign Object Insertion	Face	Unsure
Sadness	Face	Open
Surprise	Face	Unsure
Teeth Sucking	Face	Aggression
Nostril Wing Dilation	Face	Aggression
Yawn	Face	Open
Toes Up	Feet	Open
Foot Withdrawal	Feet	Unsure
Toes Pointed Inward	Feet	Closed
Behind Head	Hands	Open
Hands on the Back of the Neck	Hands	Unsure
Chin Stroke	Hands	Open
Digital Extention	Hands	Open
Digital Flexation	Hands	Closed
Eyelid Rubbing	Hands	Unsure
Fidgeting	Hands	Unsure
Finger to Nose	Hands	Unsure
Facial Touching	Hands	Unsure
Grooming	Hands	Unsure
Genital Protecting	Hands	Closed
Two Handed Grasping	Hands	Closed
Hushing	Hands	Control
Knee Clasp	Hands	Unsure
Locked Fingers	Hands	Relaxed
Lint Picking	Hands	Unsure
Palms Down	Hands	Closed
Palm Exposure	Hands	Open
Hands in Pockets	Hands	Closed
Steepling	Hands	Open
Chest Touching	Hands	Unsure
Clasping the Thighs	Hands	Open
Tapping	Hands	Open
Throat Clasping	Hands	Unsure
Wrist to Forehead	Hands	Unsure
Wrist Touching	Hands	Closed
Chin Thrust	Head	Aggression
Happiness	Head	Open
Head Back	Head	Open
Head Downcast	Head	Open
Head Support	Head	Unsure
Head Tilt	Head	Open
No	Head	Open
Turtling	Head	Unsure
Vertical Headshake	Head	Open
Figure Four Leg Cross	Legs	Open
Barrier Cross	Legs	Closed
Binding Legs	Legs	Closed
Leg Crossing	Legs	Open
Double Leg Cross	Legs	Closed
Groin Exposure	Legs	Open
Locked Ankles	Legs	Closed
Adam’s Apple Raise	Neck	Stress
Shoulder Shrugging	Neck	Open
Swallowing	Neck	Closed
Ventilation	Neck	Unsure
Belonging Carelessness	Object	Open
Personal Belonging Security Check	Object	Unsure
Chair Arms	Object	Stress
Clothing Covering	Object	Closed
Feet Around Chair Legs	Object	Unsure
Fist on Table	Object	Aggression
Groin Shield	Object	Closed
Jacket Buttoning	Object	Closed
Jewelry Play	Object	Unsure
Object Barrier	Object	Closed
Object Concealment	Object	Closed
Object Interaction	Object	Open
Interaction With Other’s Property	Object	Open
Shoe Removal	Object	Open
Watch Checking	Object	Open
Pelvic Facing	Pelvic	Open
Pelvic Tilt	Pelvic	Open
Constantly Raised Shoulders	Shoulder	Unsure
Self Hug	Shoulder	Closed
Single Shoulder Shrug	Shoulder	Unsure
Breathing Rate	Torso	Open
Torso Facing	Torso	Open
Posture	Torso	Open
Postural Tilt	Torso	Open
Ambiguity	Verbal
Direct Chronology	Verbal
Exclusions	Verbal
Vocal Hesitancy	Verbal
Mini Confessions	Verbal
Non Answer Statement	Verbal
Non Contracting Statements	Verbal
Over Apologizing	Verbal
Politeness	Verbal
Pronoun Absence	Verbal
Psychological Distancing	Verbal
Question Reversal	Verbal
Resume Statements	Verbal
Rising Vocal Pitch	Verbal
Increase in Vocal Speed	Verbal