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to scroll

to scroll

89 3.4
Move the page up or down to see more content
  • verb
  • /skroʊl/
translation icon : desplazarse por
  • Scroll down.
  • scroll down the page
  • scroll across the screen
  • requires you to scroll

There's just this manicness, right, because you're scrolling from person to person.

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Examples

  • You have to hit forward and then Scroll down past the default settings.

  • And when something bad comes up, you just scroll right past it.

    Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea (2024)

  • You just scroll to see the next thing.

  • You just scroll to see the next thing.

  • I gotta scroll way up.

    Catfish (2010)

  • Let's see, let's just Scroll down to the bottom.

  • Um, go back to the video folder and scroll all the way to the bottom.

    Unfriended: Dark Web (2018)

  • Rachel, I'm scrolling through the pictures on your phone.

    Unhinged (2020)

  • Okay, now scroll down.

    The Negotiator (1998)

  • To read the entire article, you need to scroll down the page.

Synonyms

to swipe
vsto scroll
42 3.0

To move a finger, card, or hand across a surface to reveal options

is a slower directed screen movement to reveal parts that do not fit
to scroll through
vsto scroll
  • Texting
15 2.8

To move information on a screen up or down to look at it

is done to reveal off-screen parts rather than just browse sequential updates
to scroll through social media
vsto scroll
  • Texting
3.3

To look at posts on social media by moving your finger on a screen

is the general screen movement used beyond social platforms to show hidden parts

Phrasal Verbs

to scroll through
  • Texting
15 2.8

To move information on a screen up or down to look at it

to scroll through social media
  • Texting
3.3

To look at posts on social media by moving your finger on a screen

Compounds

scroll saw
  • Specialized
2 7.3

A small electric saw with a thin blade for cutting detailed curves in wood or thin materials

How Fast

to swipe
42 3.0
to scroll
89 3.4
to drag
  • Specialized
46 2.5

Surface Forms

scroll infinitive
scrolled past
scrolled past participle
scrolling present participle
scrolls third person singular

Etymology

The verb scroll comes from the same idea of 'rolling' a page, like moving a long roll of paper to see more text. So, when you scroll on a screen you are simply 'rolling' the view up or down to find what you need.