scooping
verb (present participle)UK /ˈskuːpɪŋ/
US /ˈskuːpɪŋ/
Scooping is using a spoon or your hands to pick something up.
She is scooping ice cream into a bowl.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Picking up and moving something quickly, often in large amounts.
The bulldozer was scooping dirt from the road.
3. Winning or getting something before others, especially in a news story.
The reporter was scooping every other paper on the story.
4. Making a hollow or curved shape by digging or cutting out material.
The children were scooping out a tunnel in the sand.
5. In sports, hitting or throwing the ball in a low, upward curving motion.
He was scooping the ball up to his teammate.