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 ain’t hurt, missus,” said the girl coolly, and she allowed herself to be piloted out of the room by her mistress, when a chair was heard to scroop.

From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by Fenn, George Manville

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

The door opened with a dismal scroop, and shut with an appalling bang.

From Birds of Prey by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)

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