scrolling
Americannoun
plural
scrollings-
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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During that time, I alternate between watching whatever the nurses have put on the TV that day and scrolling my phone.
From Slate • May 9, 2026
Most people have these spaces, she notes, but “the usual experience is of muddling along, spending these bits of time without much direction”—puttering around the house, mindlessly scrolling on our phones.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
After scrolling through sleep advice on Instagram, one name appeared repeatedly - Alison Scott-Wright, also known as the "Magic Sleep Fairy".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
The eSafety Commission found a "substantial proportion of Australian children" were still scrolling banned platforms.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Natalie was scrolling farther down, through bubble after bubble after bubble.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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