1. the activity of playing with a hula hoop by spinning it around one’s body
2. the process of encircling or binding something with hoops

1. present participle of hoop: encircling or binding with hoops
2. present participle of hoop: playing with a hula hoop

Examples

• The children spent the afternoon hooping in the backyard.
• She’s been hooping for twenty minutes straight without dropping it.
• The cooper was hooping the wooden barrel with metal bands.
• Hooping is great exercise for your core muscles.
• They were hooping the wine casks in the cellar.
• The kids love hooping contests at recess.
• He’s hooping the old whiskey barrels to restore them.