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

Artemis II is now on a looping path that will carry the crew around the far side of the Moon and back again.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

On Beams, the album's most vulnerable song, she uses the looping structures of dance music to represent the turmoil of wanting to end a relationship.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Instead of flying straight to Mars, the spacecraft are currently looping around a point in space about a million miles from Earth known as Lagrange point 2.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

And that’s why at the base of the structure is a looping opening meant to signify a half-open doorway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

I keep my head down and, looping her arm through mine, walk toward the woods.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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