loop
noun
a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
are looping
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present progressiveof loop.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Instead, there are looping electronic whines and whooshes, amorous lyrics declaimed in bursts of group vocals and sudden outbreaks of guitar feedback.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2018
As Jack’s hands and arms are looping the club around at the top, his body is patiently waiting to start the downswing.
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 1, 2016
The goddesses are looping up their nets, They are listening to the sound of weeping, From what village does this weeper come?
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson
Previously we betake ourselves to our chambers, and, entertaining a vague notion that Fashion's expanse may prove inconvenient, we are looping up our trailing robes in fantastic folds, when a tap at the door.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 39, January, 1861 by Various
