SCOOPING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word SCOOPING in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of SCOOPING with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Scoop

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: skuːp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

pick up and move (something) with a scoop

Short Definition:

pick up and move something with scoop

Examples:
  • I scooped the grain into the bag
Definition:

publish a news story before (a rival reporter, newspaper, or broadcaster)

Short Definition:

publish news story before

Examples:
  • time and again we have scooped our rivals with the top stories and pictures
Definition:

(in singing) preface notes with an exaggerated upward slide or portamento

Short Definition:

(in singing) preface notes with exaggerated upward slide or portamento

Examples:
  • she has a tendency to scoop up to the initial notes of phrases

In Word Games

Scramble Word Scores

Words with Friends

✅ Available

Score: 17

SOWPODS

✅ Available

Score: 13

OTCWL

✅ Available

Score: 13

Word Game Tools

Wordle Solver Icon

Wordle Solver

Quordle Solver Icon

Quordle Solver

Octordle Solver Icon

Octordle Solver

Random Word Generator Icon

Random Word Generator

More Word Games

Quordle Answer Icon

Quordle

Octordle Answer Icon

Octordle

Contexto Answer Icon

Contexto

More Crosswords Games