cupping

noun

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable)The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
2. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
3. (countable, uncountable)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. (countable, uncountable)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. (countable, uncountable)The act of forming something into a cup shape.

   “the cupping of one's hands”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of cup