scroop

[ skroop ]

/ skrup /

verb (used without object)

to emit a harsh, grating sound: The gate scrooped as he swung it shut.

noun

a scrooping sound.

ability to make a rustling sound added to silk or rayon fabrics during finishing by treating them with certain acids.

Origin of scroop

1780–90; blend of scrape and whoop

Words nearby scroop

scrollwork, scrome, scrooch, scrooge, Scrooge, Ebenezer, scroop, scrophulariaceous, scrorp, scrotal hernia, scrotal septum, scrotal tongue

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Example sentences from the Web for scroop

Again he cocked, again he presented; but by this time numbers had filled the room, Scroop dashed forward and threw up his arm.
The Weird of the Wentworths, Vol. 1|Johannes Scotus
Meantime Frank and Scroop and the Captain also began walking on, and hoped soon to overtake him.
The Weird of the Wentworths, Vol. 1|Johannes Scotus
Scroop, a hard-featured, shifty-eyed man of middle stature, had not been rendered more prepossessing by his recent encounter.
Jack Harvey's Adventures|Ruel Perley Smith
Archbishop Scroop beheaded at York, England, for insurrection.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

Old Mr Paul pushed back his chair and made it scroop loudly on the summer-house floor, as he bared his yellow teeth in a grin.
The Vicar's People|George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for scroop

scroop

/ (skruːp) dialect /

verb

(intr) to emit a grating or creaking sound

noun

such a sound

Word Origin for scroop

C18: of imitative origin

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单词	scroop
释义	scroop [ skroop ] / skrup / verb (used without object) to emit a harsh, grating sound: The gate scrooped as he swung it shut. noun a scrooping sound. ability to make a rustling sound added to silk or rayon fabrics during finishing by treating them with certain acids. Origin of scroop 1780–90; blend of scrape and whoop Words nearby scroop scrollwork, scrome, scrooch, scrooge, Scrooge, Ebenezer, scroop, scrophulariaceous, scrorp, scrotal hernia, scrotal septum, scrotal tongue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scroop Again he cocked, again he presented; but by this time numbers had filled the room, Scroop dashed forward and threw up his arm. The Weird of the Wentworths, Vol. 1\|Johannes Scotus Meantime Frank and Scroop and the Captain also began walking on, and hoped soon to overtake him. The Weird of the Wentworths, Vol. 1\|Johannes Scotus Scroop, a hard-featured, shifty-eyed man of middle stature, had not been rendered more prepossessing by his recent encounter. Jack Harvey's Adventures\|Ruel Perley Smith Archbishop Scroop beheaded at York, England, for insurrection. The Every Day Book of History and Chronology\|Joel Munsell Old Mr Paul pushed back his chair and made it scroop loudly on the summer-house floor, as he bared his yellow teeth in a grin. The Vicar's People\|George Manville Fenn British Dictionary definitions for scroop scroop / (skruːp) dialect / verb (intr) to emit a grating or creaking sound noun such a sound Word Origin for scroop C18: of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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