looping

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A loop is when something goes around and around in a circle.

We use "looping" to describe situations where we repeat an action or movement in a circular way. For example, if you're on a bike ride and you go back to the starting point, you could say that you were looping the route. This word can also be used in other contexts - like when a video game character keeps running around in circles because of a glitch. In music, looping is a technique where a sound or melody is repeated over and over again. It's often used to create a hypnotic effect.

How common is "looping"?

Word looping is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

To form something into a loop.
To fasten or encircle something with a loop.
To fly an aircraft in a loop.
To move something in a loop.
To join electrical components to complete a circuit.
To duplicate the route of a pipeline.
To create an error in a computer program so that it runs in an endless loop and the computer freezes up.
To form a loop.
To move in a loop.
Example: The program loops until the user presses a key.