scrolling

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scrolling

/ˈskɹoʊlɪŋ/ US

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of scroll

noun scrollings

uncountable, usually The continuous movement of text or images on a display screen in either a horizontal or vertical direction.
uncountable, usually Ornamental scrollwork.
Internet, uncountable, usually Continuous and aimless consumption of content on social media, especially on websites or apps with a scrolling feed, such as Instagram, TikTok, or X. But in recent years, I’ve watched that capacity for intense concentration dissolve into infinite scrolling on my phone.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: coil, roll, whorl, curlicue, gyre, curl, ringlet, scrollable, dropdown, pull-down, posting, scrollbar, drop-down, offset, pulldown, shifting

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Español	desplazamiento

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@misc{scrolling_2026,
  title = {scrolling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scrolling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}