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🎶 A rustling sound 🎶 To make a rustle
to scroop

to scroop

9.9
To make a crisp rustling sound when fabric moves
  • verb
  • /skruːp/
  • UK
translation icon : crujir
  • The silk dress scrooped as she walked.

Examples

  • The new leather jacket would scroop every time he shifted in his chair.

  • As she walked across the room, her silk dress began to scroop softly.

  • He noticed the curtains scrooping as the breeze moved through the open window.

  • I love how the leather jacket scroops when I move.

  • As she walked across the room, her silk dress began to scroop softly.

  • The new leather jacket would scroop every time he shifted in his chair.

  • I love how the leather jacket scroops when I move.

Synonyms

to creak
vsto scroop
46 2.9

To make a high, squeaking sound when moved or pressed

is crisper and less high-pitched coming from rubbed fabric or leather
to rustle
vsto scroop
22 3.2

To make a soft, dry sound when leaves or paper move together

is a crisper sound often from leather or fabric being rubbed
to susurrate
vsto scroop
  • Literature
9.9

To make a soft whispering or rustling sound like leaves

is crisper and often comes from rubbed leather or fabric

How Crisp

to creak
46 2.9
to scroop
  • UK
9.9
swish
10 4.6
rustle
12 4.4
to whisper
586 1.0

Surface Forms

scroop infinitive
scrooped past
scrooped past participle
scrooping present participle
scroops third person singular

Etymology

The verb scroop comes from the same idea of copying a sound, imitating a quick 'creak' or 'rustle' you hear when silk or leather moves, like squeak or scrape. That's why to scroop is to make that crisp, rustling sound.