coping

[ koh-ping ]

noun

1. a finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like.
2. a piece of woodwork having its end shaped to fit together with a molding.

coping

/ ˈkəʊpɪŋ /

noun

1. the sloping top course of a wall, usually made of masonry or brick Also calledcope

Word History and Origins

Origin of coping¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; cope ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

For those with anxiety disorders like mine, whose coping method is worry, the calm after the storm brings a different type of fallout.

From Washington Post

Encourage children to experiment with coping strategies, such as painting, writing in a journal, deep breathing, taking a walk or calling a friend.

From Washington Post

This can lead to maladaptive coping behaviors, such as blocking the outward expression of emotions, that tend to worsen anxiety.

From Nautilus

And, you’ve tried most of the coping tactics available to you.

From Washington Post

He had been unknowingly teaching the same lessons day after day in school, and the coping skills he had been using to manage to get his job done had begun to collapse under the disease’s progression.

From Ozy

Coping with drought and marginal soils was a continual struggle.

From The Daily Beast

Coping will be more difficult next time, and with the way this war is heading, there will be many next times.

From The Daily Beast

It also includes unique coping methods, such as voice-recorded mindfulness and relaxation exercises, or relaxing music.

From The Daily Beast

Four years after its emergence as a political force, the Tea Party is now coping with its adolescence.

From The Daily Beast

All of those interviewed suggested various ways of coping with the social stigma of ending a family relationship.

From The Daily Beast

It is the crown and apex of all bad language, the coping-stone of all systems of verbal aggression and abuse.

From Project Gutenberg

It had two pilasters of stone cut in facets, and the coping represented a reclining woman holding a cornucopia.

From Project Gutenberg

He had put his hammer into his pocket; his little heap of cut nails remained on the coping.

From Project Gutenberg

Mars scooted upward, already changing into something capable of coping with the bear.

From Project Gutenberg

He heard the mysterious stranger drop from the coping of the wall and the sound of his swift feet.

From Project Gutenberg

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