noun
scroll
skrohl
noun
1
A roll of paper or parchment, especially one containing writing.
"The ancient scroll was carefully unrolled by the museum curator."
verb
1
To move text or images on a screen up, down, or sideways to view more content.
"She scrolled through her feed during the commute."
"Scroll down to see the rest of the article."
2
(informal) To browse social media aimlessly for long stretches of time.
"He admitted he'd been scrolling for an hour instead of sleeping."
How to Use Scroll
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA rolled document, or (much more commonly today) the act of moving through content on a screen.
Common pairings
scroll down
scroll through
ancient scroll
doom-scroll
Word Forms
scrolled past tense, scrolls plural, scrolls singular
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Etymology
From Old French escroe ("strip of parchment"), from a Frankish word meaning "a shred" — the same root that gives us "shred" and "escrow."