Arguing with a woman is about as fruitful as scooping up water with a sieve.
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Scooping
Synonyms for "scooping" (17 found)
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15 entriesbeat reportingbulk scoopingexclusive reportexclusive storyheadline scoopice cream portionice cream scoopinginvestigative reportingpudding scoopscoop articlescoop outscoop upscooping motionscooping techniquesoil scooping
Collocations
16 entriesbulk scoopingice cream scoopingscoop from containerscoop into bowlscoop out soilscoop the samplescoop up datascoop up waterscooping actionscooping devicescooping exclusivesscooping journalismscooping motionscooping techniquescooping upscooping volume
Inflections
2 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
In Algiers, dog owners should do their own scooping.
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With no utensils in sight, she resorts to scooping it up (and scarfing it down) directly from the pot with hunks of bread.
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I observed that a moulding descended obliquely from this entrance down to the bottom, while striae followed the same line, the whole sides indeed being marked by curious scoopings, and intermediate ridgings […]
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