# pooping

Pronunciation: say "POO-ping" /ˈpupɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of poop. — present participle and gerund of poop
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of poop. Use it after is or was, or as a noun for the action.
   - _Parents of newborns quickly learn to keep track of how often the baby is pooping._
   - _Steep following seas kept pooping the little sloop, filling the cockpit with water._

## Noun

2. In sailing, the striking of a vessel's stern, or poop, by a wave or by another vessel.
   - Simple: The hitting of the back end of a ship by a wave or by another boat.
   - _Running before the gale, the crew feared pooping more than anything else._
   - _The yacht's low, open stern made her prone to pooping in a heavy following sea._

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