# looping

Pronunciation: say "LOO-ping" /ˈluːpɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of loop. — present participle and gerund of loop
   - Simple: Present participle of loop. Use this form for something going around or repeating right now.
   - _The video was looping silently on the lobby screen._
   - _He spent the afternoon looping ribbon through the gift boxes._

## Noun

2. A curving pattern or repeated action that bends back on itself.
   - Simple: A pattern or action that curves around or repeats the same path.
   - _The signature ended with an elaborate looping beneath his name._
   - _The trail's repeated loopings made the walk feel longer than it was._
3. The practice of keeping a teacher with the same group of students across more than one school year.
   - Simple: When a teacher stays with the same class of students for more than one year.
   - _The district adopted looping for its elementary grades to build stronger teacher-student bonds._
   - _Critics of looping worry that a poor match between a teacher and a class lasts twice as long._
4. The running together of ore into a single mass when it is heated only for calcination.
   - Simple: When ore is heated and runs together into a single solid mass.
   - _The furnace operator watched for looping as the ore was calcined at low heat._
   - _Excessive looping in the charge made the calcined ore difficult to break apart._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/looping (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).