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hooping

  • present participle of hoop.

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Duckett nicked a Foulkes ball from round the wicket that angled in before moving away and Root was bowled by a hooping inswinger, albeit one not full enough for his booming drive.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

She was dribbling between the legs, throwing behind-the-back passes, just hooping.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

He reveals that he sprained it while hula hooping and he even shows photos.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2023

Up on top, as the childlike dancers stopped wrangling and hula hooping and settled down on the grass, Victor sang about how she would like to disappear into a welcoming sunset.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2023

I was somebody else there: Mr. In-Your-Face, jiving and driving, looping and hooping, staying clean and being mean, the inside rover till the game was over.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers