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• present participle of loop.

looping

American  

[loo-ping] / ˈlu pɪŋ /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of looping

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

Example Sentences

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looping

That left open the possibility that sprinklers with more complicated forms, including the curved and looping tubes found in silly sprinklers, might behave differently.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Every summer, lawns fill with colorful "silly sprinklers," whose looping and twisting tubes send water spraying in unusual patterns.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

The former Arsenal forward also opened the scoring against Bosnia before getting sent off in the 64th minute after a tussle with Muharemovic for a looping ball.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

Using every tool at his disposal — namely his violins, guitars, looping machine and expressive voice — Bird created a whirling one-man-band effect that somehow awed and soothed the crowd in equal measure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Mom reached over and adjusted the gauzy, decorative silver-and-black scarf she’d insisted on looping around Cas’s neck this morning, then looked back toward the road.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

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