English Explanatory Dictionary

scroop

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To produce the a harsh scraping, grating sound, as of friction.
  2. To make sounds such as of a chair on the floor or chalk on a blackboard.
  3. To produce a rustling sound, like that from friction between silk fibers.
noun
  1. A rustling sound like that produced from friction between silk fibers.

Word forms

scroop scroops scrooping scrooped

Etymology

Imitative.

Translations

Bulgarian: скърцам
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