looping

[loo-ping]

noun

Movies.

1. the process of fitting speech to film already shot, especially by making a closed loop of the film for one scene and projecting it repeatedly until a good synchronization of film and recorded speech is achieved.

Word History and Origins

Origin of looping¹

1475–85 for an earlier sense; loop ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

With a looping ball played to the far post, Potter's West Ham players tried to move from the near post towards the ball.

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In it, Riley experiments with tape looping and live mixing of electronic music, previewing the fluid, unpredictable nature of “In C.”

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Meraz said his members are “not concerned with the national stuff, they want to do the local and state law” — but ICE is looping them in anyway.

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Roosevelt’s take on this framed a series of looping paths with low shrubs and wildflowers.

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The Georgia incident had spawned thousands of false threats looping through social media feeds across the country.

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