_Scroll_
Verb.
Pronunciation and accent: skrəʊl.
Etymology: from the noun scroll.
Preterite tense: scrolled (pronunciation: skrold); preterite participle: scrolled.
Present participle: scrolling.
Transitively: 1. To write in a scroll.
Synonyms: to inscribe, record.
2. To cause (text or graphic displayed on a screen, the digital page, etc.) to move up or down, or to the left, right, etc., as if by unrolling a scroll, in order to view it.
He scrolled up the page to the answer key and got the answer before he responded.
Paul Quintavalle… Thought Process
This organisation arranged visits to European cities (mostly in Eastern Europe) and paired you off with a girl of your choice. Their website contained details of over sixty young girls – all of them thumbnailed, many of them beautiful. […] Dyall had scrolled up and down the pages in a state of excitement, not knowing where to begin. Eventually he settled on a girl called Daria.
Jeremy Dyson… Never Trust A Rabbit
Scroll up the screen to reveal the View buttons and search bar.
Brad Miser… My iPod touch
If you're viewing a long web page or editing a long document, you need to scroll down the screen to see the entire page.
Michael Miller… My Google Chromebook
Intransitively: 1. (Of a text or a graphic displayed on a screen) to move up or down, to the left, right, etc.
He slotted the little card into the reader, then typed commands. Columns of green text scrolled up the screen.
Andy McDermott… Empire of Gold
“She’s got a chip passport. [… Inspect it with] a standard scan.”
Garrick sighed and brought up his scanner display, checking the readout for the woman's implanted identification. Text scrolled up his visor as he skimmed for a name
Val Roberts… The Valmont Contingency
Jewel inserted the drive into the USB port at the front of the computer. Double-clicking the drive icon, she opened it up […]. Numbers and lines scrolled up the screen and within seconds they were connected to Fitzhum's computer again.
Eugene MacRae… Jewel
Messages scrolled up the screen as the conversation progressed.
David Silverman… Qualitative Research
Chen heaved a sigh of relief as the data scrolled across the screen.
Liz Williams… Snake Agent
She tapped one of the icons, and the computer highlighted it. Compact lines of data scrolled beneath it.
David F. Snider… Stars in the Deep
2. (Of a person) to move through a text or a graphic on a screen by scrolling.
When the page loaded, she scrolled through […] pictures of bridges and mountains.
Kate Messner… Manhunt
[…] I scrolled through my playlists until I found one that I didn't think Kace mind.
Jennifer Snyder… The Tethered Trilogy
Jessica scrolled through her E—mail, deleted the junk and replied to a few inquires.
Joely Howard… Rewarding Pursuits
The study was empty, but his old-fashioned plasma monitor was on above his keyboard—he did not dictate. I came up to it and saw a message: […]
I scrolled up and found the title of a story […]
George Zebrowski… Swift Thoughts
He opened the attachment on the phone. It took a minute or two to download but when it came through he knew instantly it was from the jacker. [… Caffery] scrolled up to the top of the letter and read it through again.
Mo Hayder… Gone
3. (Of a person) to take the form of a scroll; to curl.
Other English words derived from scroll: scrollable, scrollage, scrolled, scrolling, scroll.
