scroop

American  

[skroop] / skrup /

verb (used without object)

1. to emit a harsh, grating sound.

   The gate scrooped as he swung it shut.

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noun

1. a scrooping sound.

2. ability to make a rustling sound added to silk or rayon fabrics during finishing by treating them with certain acids.

scroop British  

/ skruːp /

verb

1. (intr) to emit a grating or creaking sound

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noun

1. such a sound

Etymology

Origin of scroop

1780–90; blend of scrape and whoop

Example Sentences

Gainsborough studied Van Dyck’s composition and color, and in maturity absorbed elements of the master—the grand scroop of silk, the drama of the gaze—into his own portraiture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

I took my dingy volume by the scroop, and hurled it into the dog-kennel, vowing I hated a good book. 

From Wuthering Heights by Brontë, Emily

He knew perfectly well what the sound was—the "scroop" of the spring-driven swivel-roller that automatically closed a baize door shutting off the servants' premises.

From The Duke Decides by Hill, Headon

I had been writing about half an hour, working away diligently enough, when I heard the chair on the other side of the partition scroop, and Mr Blakeford came up behind me.

From The Story of Antony Grace by Fenn, George Manville

Only the "scroop" of the runners and jingle of the sleigh-bells seemed to be hammered into the brain, for all eternity.

From From Paris to New York by Land by De Windt, Harry