Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to scroll
Participle: scrolled
Gerund: scrolling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | scroll |
| you | scroll |
| he;she;it | scrolls |
| we | scroll |
| you | scroll |
| they | scroll |
Perfect
| I | have scrolled |
| you | have scrolled |
| he;she;it | has scrolled |
| we | have scrolled |
| you | have scrolled |
| they | have scrolled |
Past
| I | scrolled |
| you | scrolled |
| he;she;it | scrolled |
| we | scrolled |
| you | scrolled |
| they | scrolled |
Pluperfect
| I | had scrolled |
| you | had scrolled |
| he;she;it | had scrolled |
| we | had scrolled |
| you | had scrolled |
| they | had scrolled |
Future
| I | will scroll |
| you | will scroll |
| he;she;it | will scroll |
| we | will scroll |
| you | will scroll |
| they | will scroll |
Future Perfect
| I | will have scrolled |
| you | will have scrolled |
| he;she;it | will have scrolled |
| we | will have scrolled |
| you | will have scrolled |
| they | will have scrolled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | scroll |
| you | scroll |
| he;she;it | scroll |
| we | scroll |
| you | scroll |
| they | scroll |
Perfect
| I | have scrolled |
| you | have scrolled |
| he;she;it | have scrolled |
| we | have scrolled |
| you | have scrolled |
| they | have scrolled |
Imperfect
| I | scrolled |
| you | scrolled |
| he;she;it | scrolled |
| we | scrolled |
| you | scrolled |
| they | scrolled |
Pluperfect
| I | had scrolled |
| you | had scrolled |
| he;she;it | had scrolled |
| we | had scrolled |
| you | had scrolled |
| they | had scrolled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would scroll |
| you | would scroll |
| he;she;it | would scroll |
| we | would scroll |
| you | would scroll |
| they | would scroll |
Perfect
| I | would have scrolled |
| you | would have scrolled |
| he;she;it | would have scrolled |
| we | would have scrolled |
| you | would have scrolled |
| they | would have scrolled |
Imperative
| you | scroll |
| we | Let's scroll |
| you | scroll |
Verbs conjugated like 'scroll'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'scroll'
stroll,
accoll,
beroll,
coll,
crool,
droll,
enroll,
enscroll,
inroll,
inscroll,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English scrowle, scrolle, from earlier scrowe, scrouwe (influenced by Middle English rolle), from Old French escroe, escrowe, escrouwe (“scroll, strip of parchment”), from Frankish *skrōda (“a shred”), from Proto-Germanic *skraudō, from *skrew- (“to cut; cutting tool”), extension of *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Doublet of shred and escrow.
Verbs referencing "scroll"
French
scroller, Danish
scrolle, German, old spelling
scrollen, Icelandic
skrolla.
Sample Sentences
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She scrolled the offending image out of view.
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She kept scrolling until she found the desired paragraph.
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Use the stylus to scroll up and down the list or flip through the pages left and right. [2008, “PDA”, in Cory in the House: Instruction Booklet, Burbank, California: Disney Interactive Studios; Nintendo, page 10:]
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He usually used it to scroll messages across his face. [2011, Scott Sigler, The All-Pro, BookBaby:]
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The rising credits slowly scrolled off the screen.
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The piano plays on. I watch those little rectangles as they scroll down from the top. [2017, Patricia Taxxon, “Player Piano”, in Black and White:]
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Pavement scrolled beneath the headlight beams, reminding Emma of a conveyor belt. [2018, Darrin Doyle, Scoundrels Among Us: Stories:]
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With millions of creators worldwide, many of whom are generating income through brand partnerships, affiliate deals, and platform monetization, influencers are likely popping up any time you pick up a phone to scroll. [2026 March 9, Cyrus Veyssi, “In Defense of Influencers”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2026:]
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Hey, stop scrolling!
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It's cool but i know why I prefer newsgroups : I just got banned for scrolling or summat : i was typing one word in each message so pppl^([sic]) could read it cos it was going so fast - geez. [1998, rOOth, “Brain's chat”, in alt.music.queen (Usenet):]
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If you want to join this riot, we urge you to! You wont have to worry about being TOSed or reported because there will be no Guides online! So do whatever you want—punt, scroll, tos, just turn AOL into a war zone! [2003, Michael Newton, The Encyclopedia of High-tech Crime and Crime-fighting, AOL Riot on June 1, 1998, page 21:]