scroll
verb/skrəʊl/
/skrəʊl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scroll | /skrəʊl/ /skrəʊl/ |
| he / she / it scrolls | /skrəʊlz/ /skrəʊlz/ |
| past simple scrolled | /skrəʊld/ /skrəʊld/ |
| past participle scrolled | /skrəʊld/ /skrəʊld/ |
| -ing form scrolling | /ˈskrəʊlɪŋ/ /ˈskrəʊlɪŋ/ |
- to move text on a computer screen up or down so that you can read different parts of it
- + adv./prep. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the list of files.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the document.
- scroll something Use the arrow keys to scroll the list of files.
Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of obsolete scrow ‘roll’, shortening of escrow.Want to learn more?
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