scroll
noun
a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it.
were scrolling
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past progressiveof scroll.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Huddled around tables, customers at al-Baqa Cafeteria were scrolling on their phones, sipping hot drinks, and catching up with friends.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
The error: Facebook was only counting views longer than three seconds in its “average,” and thus completely ignoring the vast majority of people who were scrolling right past them.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2018
That goes for photo albums, too, recently used in Hereditary: it wouldn’t have been the same if Toni Collette were scrolling through the cloud.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 15, 2018
We were scrolling down, noting margins in various battlegrounds, looking for something definitive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2016
Wang sang the words, which were scrolling by, into the iPad, and the Robot’s head swiveled in reaction, emitting a beam that sliced the incoming color blocks when the proper pitch was hit.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2011
