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

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

Amid a looping vocal recording, Blake declares distortedly, “I’d rather you choose me.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Burden’s “Metropolis II,” perennially on view at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, is a dizzying, looping track for toy cars that zoom between shiny skyscrapers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Afterward: tea and crumpets at an inexpensive café, then a long, looping stroll that would take them past both Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, London Bridge, and St. Paul’s Cathedral.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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