[General] Rest a chin IN one's hand ? Rest a chin ON one's hand..

[Tramper]

Dear teachers and users.

I was wondering which one is correct.. Are the following sentences below all correct? and I wonder if I could change two verbs "Put" and "Rest" interchangeably.



She puts her hand under her chin.


She puts her hand on her chin.


She puts her chin on her hand.


She puts her chin in her one hand.


She rests her chin in one hand.


She rests her chin on both hands


She puts her chin on both her hands.


She rests her chin against her hand.


A pensive young woman, her chin resting on her hand


She is resting her chin on one hand.


Could you leave some possible descriptions for each photo below for me?





Thank you for the time. I really appreciate it.

 

[BobK]

It depends which way up the hand is: palm up -> 'in', palm down -> 'on'.

pic 1 - not resting at all
2 - in
3 - on

 

[Tramper]

It depends which way up the hand is: palm up -> 'in', palm down -> 'on'.

pic 1 - not resting at all
2 - in
3 - on

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Thank you Bobk all the time :up:

I was just wondering, can I use the verbs " Put" and "rest" interchangeably for those pictures?

 

[BobK]

... can I use the verbs " Put" and "rest" interchangeably for those pictures?

For 2 and 3, possibly. But 'put' suggests the beginning of the action and 'rest' suggests continuation.

b

PS Pic 1 is often described as 'stroking her chin' (although it's not as continuous as 'stroking' usually is). 'Stroking his/her chin' often collocates with 'thoughtfully'.