SCOOPING meaning: 1. present participle of scoop 2. to move something with a scoop or with something used as a scoop…. Learn more.

Informal To top or outmaneuver (a competitor) in acquiring and publishing an important news story.

Dec 17, 2015 · The meaning of SCOOP is a large ladle. How to use scoop in a sentence.

If you scoop something from a container, you remove it with something such as a spoon. ...the sound of a spoon scooping dog food out of a can. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]

Most people think of ice cream when they think of the noun scoop, but journalists who get a story before others also get a scoop, and dog owners need to scoop up after their dogs or else they …

Definition of scoop verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

scooping definition: used for lifting or moving. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, related words.

The noun form, referring to a news story, emerged in the 1880s in American English, likening the act of getting a story first to scooping up a portion of something before others can. Over time, …

What's the scoop? [=what did he say?; what is happening?] She always knows the scoop. Here's the scoop on how to clean leather. With one scoop, he gathered up all the clothes on the floor. …

scooping, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary