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

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Example Sentences

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scroop

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 Richard Dehan

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

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

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 George Manville Fenn

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 Harry De Windt

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