: to cause (text or graphics on a display screen) to move in scrolling
Examples of scroll in a Sentence
Noun
He read from the scroll.
a scarf with lovely green scrolls on it Verb
You have to scroll the screen to see the bottom of the Web page.
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Noun
From cozy layers to comfortable jeans, scroll on for more fall outfit inspiration.—Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025 From end tables to sling chairs, scroll on to discover the full BHG x Walmart Ezra Collection.—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
In return, consumers get a product designed to keep us scrolling.—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025 Keep scrolling for more outdoor and garden deals worth checking out.—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scroll
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English scrowle, blend of rolle roll and scrowe scrap, scroll (from Anglo-French escrowe, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch schrode piece cut off, Old High German scrōt) — more at shred entry 1
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