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

Thus, like a toy train doing endless figure eights on a looping track, her thoughts inevitably circled back to the very spot they kept trying to leave behind.

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Afterward: tea and crumpets at an inexpensive café, then a long, looping stroll that would take them past both Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, London Bridge, and St. Paul’s Cathedral.

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The satellites, built by Rocket Lab, will fly a looping route to Mars, and are scheduled to make it there in 2027.

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The looping trail to Inspiration Point will be partially open, though it will have intermittent closures as trail work planned before the fire continues, according to State Parks.

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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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