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cupped

adjective as in concave

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adjective as in hollow

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Penelope folded her arms and squinted, then made a telescope out of her cupped hands, but to no avail.

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Cassiopeia, who was tired and cranky from the long day of travel, cupped her hands to her mouth and hissed right back.

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He cupped his hands to his mouth and demonstrated.

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He pulled something out of his front pocket and cupped it in his hands.

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Van de Ven cheekily cupped his ear to the crowd before team-mates made a point of embracing him to show their support after Saturday's spat.