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The correct spelling is cupping.
How to pronounce cupping
noun
IPA: /ˈkʌpɪŋ/
Say it like: Cup-pin-g
The correct spelling is cupping. The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. For example: "Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them."
Usage Examples
“Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.”
“He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.”
“We are cupping some new brands of coffee today.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
- 2.A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
- 3.Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
- 4.The taking of a small amount of a beverage such as tea or coffee into the mouth in order to taste it; a session where this is done.
verb
- 1.To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
- 2.To hold something in cupped hands.
- 3.To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
- 4.To supply with cups of wine.
- 5.To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.
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