scroop
Americanverb (used without object)
noun
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a scrooping sound.
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ability to make a rustling sound added to silk or rayon fabrics during finishing by treating them with certain acids.
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of scroop
Example Sentences
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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
A metallic rattle and scroop told that the official in the box on the other side of the Castle bluff had opened the points.
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
Jerry caught at one of the hall chairs, and made it scroop on the stone floor.
From The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne by Smith, A. Monro
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
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.
From The Vicar's People by Fenn, George Manville
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