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hula hoop

/ˈhuːlə ˌhuːp/

hula hoop noun: a toy in the form of a large hoop which is twirled around various parts of the body, especially the waist.

Noun

hula hoop (plural hula hoops)

  1. A toy in the form of a large hoop which is twirled around various parts of the body, especially the waist.

Verb

hula hoop (third-person singular simple present hula hoops, present participle hula hooping, simple past and past participle hula hooped)

  1. To use a hula hoop.

hula hoop meaning in Bengali and Arabic

hula hoop in Bengali

হুলা হুপ ব্যবহার করা

hula hoop in Arabic

toy in the form of a large hoop
هولا هوب hūla hūb

Forms of hula hoop

Noun
pluralhula hoops
Verb
third-person singular presenthula hoops
present participlehula hooping
past participlehula hooped
pasthula hooped

Origin of hula hoop

Coined by Australian model Joan Anderson. Former trademark of Wham-O, which introduced the product in 1958.

Words formed from hula hoop

Questions about hula hoop

What does hula hoop mean?
Hula hoop means a toy in the form of a large hoop which is twirled around various parts of the body, especially the waist.
What is hula hoop in Bengali?
Hula hoop in Bengali is হুলা হুপ ব্যবহার করা. See Hula hoop meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is hula hoop?
Hula hoop can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce hula hoop?
Hula hoop is pronounced /ˈhuːlə ˌhuːp/.
What is the plural of hula hoop?
The plural of hula hoop is hula hoops.

Words near hula hoop in the dictionary

  1. Hukumina
  2. Hukurudhoo
  3. Hul'q'umi'num'
  4. Hul'qumi'num'
  5. hula
  6. hula hoop
  7. hula hooped
  8. hula hooper
  9. hula hoopers
  10. hula hooping
  11. hula hoops

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hula hoop (page history and authors); hula hoop (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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