- present participle of scroll.
scrolling
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Digital Technology. the act or process of viewing a continuous selection of text, images, etc., on a screen by moving the display vertically or horizontally.
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Digital Technology. doomscrolling.
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the act of scrolling.
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Scrolling online, it's clear not every looksmaxxer buys into this ideology.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Scrolling through apps today, it is rare for anyone to indicate AI has been used.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
Scrolling, reading, maybe a phone call or two I’m up for a bit.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
Midnight: Scrolling, reading, maybe a phone call or two I’m up for a bit.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
Scrolling through her pictures only worsens my mood.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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