scroll
noun · verb
Simple meaning
To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
skrohlIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈskɹoʊl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
computing
The act of scrolling
A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] Alexander Mansfield Burrill.
Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.
verb
ambitransitivecomputinggraphical user interface
To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using an input device or touch screen.
intransitive
To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.
Used this way, scroll is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use scroll
- “She had to scroll down the page to find the information she needed.”
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