cup palm
Frequency: 6.78.2 per million words
to form your hand into a curved shape to hold something
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Examples (10)
- He cupped his empty palms together.
- The child cupped her palms to catch the cool rainwater.
- He cupped his palms around the tiny flame to keep it from blowing out.
- She gently cupped her palms to hold the injured butterfly.
- The traveler cupped his palms and drank from the mountain stream.
- The old man cupped his palms over his mouth and shouted across the valley.
- She cupped her palms to receive the priest's blessing.
- During the meditation, he sat with his palms cupped in his lap.
- The gardener cupped her palms to scoop up the rich, dark soil.
- He cupped his palms together to form a small bowl for the berries.