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cupping

/ˈkʌpɪŋ/

cupping noun: the operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also the present participle and gerund of cup.

Noun

cupping (countable and uncountable, plural cuppings)

  1. (archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
  2. (archaic) 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.
  5. The act of forming something into a cup shape.
    • the cupping of one's hands

Also used as

cupping is also the present participle and gerund of cup.

cupping meaning in Arabic

cupping in Arabic

therapeutic treatment
حِجَامَة ḥijāma, حَجَامَة ḥajāma

Synonyms of cupping

Forms of cupping

pluralcuppings

Origin of cupping

From Middle English cupping, equivalent to cup + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from cupping

Phrases with cupping

Words that rhyme with cupping

Questions about cupping

What does cupping mean?
Cupping means the operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
What is cupping in Arabic?
Cupping in Arabic is حِجَامَة (ḥijāma), حَجَامَة (ḥajāma). See Cupping meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is cupping?
Cupping is a noun.
How do you pronounce cupping?
Cupping is pronounced /ˈkʌpɪŋ/.
What is the plural of cupping?
The plural of cupping is cuppings.

Words near cupping in the dictionary

  1. cupper
  2. cuppers
  3. Cuppett
  4. Cuppetts
  5. cuppiness
  6. cupping
  7. cupping glass
  8. cupping glasses
  9. cupping jar
  10. cupping jars
  11. cupping therapy

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