Cupped
[kʌpt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Cup
Editor: Rae
Examples
- I shouted holding my hands cupped. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- She is weak from being cupped and from medical treatment, but she will rally immediately. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- His head was in the shadow but the sun shone on his plugged and bandaged wound and on his hands that were cupped over it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Robert Jordan looked up at Primitivo who had his head up now, his face looking toward them, his hand cupped to his ear. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Editor: Rae