cupping
/ˈkʌpɪŋ/
noun
- A therapy in which heated cups are placed on the skin to create suction, believed to help with pain, inflammation, and blood flow.
- The spa offers cupping treatments for people with chronic back pain.
- Many athletes use cupping as part of their recovery routine.
- After her massage, she tried cupping to relieve the tightness in her shoulders.
- The action of forming something into the shape of a cup, especially with the hands.
- The dancer's cupping of her fingers created a graceful shape.
- The gentle cupping of his hands around the bird kept it safe.
- She practiced the cupping of her palms to hold water from the stream.
verb
- Present participle of cup; forming the hands into a cup shape or placing a cup on the skin for therapy.
- The therapist is cupping the patient's back during the session.
- He is cupping his hands to catch the falling leaves.
- She was cupping her ear to hear the whisper better.