cup
noun
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, paper, plastic, etc., sometimes having a handle and used chiefly as a receptacle from which to drink hot or cold beverages, soup, etc.
was cupping
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past progressiveof cup.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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In his pro debut for Team USA in the 2017 Presidents Cup, Thomas was cupping his hand to his ear and egging on the pro-American gallery at Liberty National even during a lopsided win.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
In 2016, the fad was cupping: a technique that used suction cups as pain relief, leaving athletes like Michael Phelps looking like they’d just fought off a giant octopus.
From The Verge ● Jul. 21, 2021
Plus, if he’d-a took his hat off and used it to scoop up the water, he coulda got a whole lot more on him than the splashes his tiny hands was cupping up.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
