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Scrolled

/skroʊld/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To move displayed text or images on a screen up or down in order to view different parts of them.

    "She scrolled through her social media feed to catch up on the latest posts."
  2. 2

    To move a document or webpage vertically or horizontally to view additional content.

    "He scrolled down the webpage to find the information he needed."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'scrolled' is the past tense of 'scroll', which originates from the Latin word 'scrollus', meaning 'a roll' or 'a scroll'. The term evolved in Middle English to refer to the action of rolling or moving through text or images, particularly in the context of digital interfaces.

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