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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

Looping mischievously around one another, befezzed Shriners do figure eights on their tiny motorcycles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Looping in loved ones can help keep you on track.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023

Looping in the background is “As Time Goes By,” performed by Dooley Wilson, a veteran of the Negro Theater Unit of the Federal Theater Project, in the role of the nightclub crooner Sam.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Looping in the Brisbane night, as easy as you like, but it's straight through Moeen's hands.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2022

Looping in big circles, the horse didn’t take a lame step.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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