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 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 the unarmed people who hand out parking citations into this endeavor was symbolic tinkering.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2022

Looping the Austin Peay offensive line from the right end slot, Williams tracked a scrambling Ellis as he turned up field to throw and stripped the ball.

From Fox News • Sep. 12, 2021

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

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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