- present participle of scoop.
scooping
Example Sentences
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The push into advertising began as OpenAI rival Anthropic started gaining ground, scooping up enterprise customers and launching new models that delivered strong performance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
But he wasn’t ready to toss his $30 scooping contraption quite yet, so he used his 3-D printer to create a custom replacement part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The Times continues coverage of the Suffolk fire with a photo of a firefighting helicopter scooping water from the sea to battle the blaze.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
She remembers scooping up what remained of her artwork and watching it sift through her fingers, the porcelain broken and changed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
They ate lunch sitting on a bench at a bus stop on Route 1, finishing the bread and peanut butter, scooping it out with their fingers and licking it off.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
