scroop

[ skroop ]

/ skrup /

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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.

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Origin of scroop

1780–90; blend of scrape and whoop

Words nearby scroop

scrollwork, scrome, scrooch, scrooge, Scrooge, Ebenezer, scroop, scrophulariaceous, scrorp, scrote, scrotum, scrouge

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How to use scroop in a sentence

A victim of the waning governess trade, Miss Ellington must take a position at the crumbling Scroop Hall.
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Battle of Shipton moor; prince Henry dispersed the 8,000 insurgents under Scroop, by seizing the persons of their leaders.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Jerry caught at one of the hall chairs, and made it scroop on the stone floor.
The Queen's Scarlet|George Manville Fenn
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

Our party consisted of my two brothers, young Scroop and Musgrave, and a naval officer, Wilson.
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

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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