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Meaning of scroop | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Examples

“I exclaimed in a loud voice, scrooping back my chair on the brick floor and standing up.”

“The friction causes the silk to scroop.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

scrooped scrooping scroops scrootch scrootched scrootches

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