scoop
noun
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
was scooping
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past progressiveof scoop.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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An unknown company was scooping up Kentucky farmland, and few plots were more valuable than those owned by Delsia Bare and her mother, Ida Huddleston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
A helicopter crew from the Washington Department of Natural Resources was scooping water from nearby Waughop Lake to help put out the fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon, the Lakewood Police Department said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
And so Motown, which was scooping up talent all around the neighborhood, with everybody from Diana Ross to Smokey Robinson, missed out on Aretha Franklin.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2018
But before he was scooping up Rust Belt factories, the banker was sizing up another troubled asset: Donald Trump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2016
As Grandma India was scooping up the collard greens onto our plates and Papa was cutting the chicken and cornbread, I heard the front door open and Mother called out to us.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
