Meaning & use
Scooping
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Lifting, gathering, or hollowing something out with a curved or cupped tool or motion.
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She spent the afternoon scooping ice cream at the shop downtown.
The excavator kept scooping dirt out of the trench.
A note on using this word
Also used in journalism slang meaning to publish a news story before rival outlets, as in 'scooping the competition.'
Words with a similar meaning
ladlingshoveling
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Publishing a news story ahead of competitors.
The local paper prided itself on scooping the nationals on the merger story.
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