steepled
- adjective
- /ˈstiːpəld/
:
con las manos en forma de torre
- During the meeting, he often pressed his steepled hands together, projecting an air of confidence.
- steepled fingers
Examples
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"A lot can happen," said Treadwell, staring at his steepled fingertips, "in just three months."
Fiction book (1995) -
Fontayne watched them through his steepled fingers.
Fiction book (1995) -
He had read somewhere that steepled fingers made you look like a thoughtful person.
Fiction book (1995) -
For years, theories had bounced back and forth over the steepled fingers of theoretical physicists, but they had never succeeded in adding to the alien system or adapting it for any other related use.
Fiction book (1991) -
The lawyer sat back, deep in thought, with his hands steepled in front of his face.
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She rested her chin on her steepled fingers, contemplating the difficult decision ahead.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Steepled is also used for hands because people press their fingers together to make a small 'point' like a church steeple. That's why steepled fingers often show someone thinking or feeling calm, like making a little tower with the hands.
