- present participle of score.
scoring
Britishnoun
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the act or practice of scoring
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orchestration See orchestrate
Example Sentences
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Paraguay opened the scoring in the 42nd minute through Julio Enciso, before Germany equalized in the second half with a header by Kai Havertz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Gakpo started all of his country's games at the World Cup, scoring three times in total, but was substituted in the 113th minute against Morocco and did not take part in the shootout.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
It is probably not surprising that the players who go first for each team have the best success rate of scoring - 72.9%.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
We got Lionel Messi scoring six goals and Mexico and Spain giving up none.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
It’s like a hundred touchdowns scoring at once.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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