- present participle of scoop.
scooping
Example Sentences
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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
Two Canadair planes joined the battle on Monday, scooping up water from the River Seine to douse the flames.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Now it doesn’t really have any exclusive or defining titles, yet Microsoft spent billions scooping up IPs with nothing to show for it.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Before it went public last week, Bending Spoons spent the past few years scooping up the old companies behind forgotten software that millions of people still use every day, like AOL, Evernote and Vimeo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
He moves first, awkwardly returning to his knees, and I join him, shoulder to shoulder, snipping, clearing, and scooping a spoonful of dirt at a time.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
