coping
pronunciation
How to pronounce coping in British English:
UK [ˈkəʊpɪŋ]
How to pronounce coping in American English:
US [ˈkoʊpɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
Word Origin
- coping (n.)
- c. 1600 as an architectural term, from cope (n.), the cape-like vestment worn by priests (14c.), a variant of cape. Coping saw attested by 1931.
Example
- 1. We turned to a second coping mechanism .
- 2. Medical staff have found ways of coping .
- 3. Dreams may be a way of coping with trauma .
- 4. Reaction and coping of psychiatric nurses towards assaults by patients .
- 5. Coping with the chaos of the real thing is another matter .