- present participle of scoop.
scooping
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
In recent weeks though the ocean around Okinawa has been mercifully cooled by typhoons scooping up deep-sea water as they tear across the Pacific.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Videos from the response on Saturday show helicopters scooping up large quantities of water before dropping it on affected areas.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Border Patrol agents are typically stationed at the border where their day-to-day work entails scooping up people who have crossed illegally.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
He dug a tunnel under one of the fallen trees, scooping away the snow with his arms, his frozen hands clawed inside his sleeves.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
