"scrolling" meaning in English

See scrolling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈskɹoʊlɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scrolling.wav [Southern-England] Forms: scrollings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} scrolling (usually uncountable, plural scrollings)
  1. (computing) The continuous movement of text or images on a display screen in either a horizontal or vertical direction. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-scrolling-en-noun-oe837vqq Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 31 19 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 29 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 37 22 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 32 32 5 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. Ornamental scrollwork. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-scrolling-en-noun-Yt3xTZcw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 37 22 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 32 32 5
  3. (Internet) Continuous and aimless consumption of content on social media, especially on websites or apps with a scrolling feed, such as Instagram, TikTok, or X. Tags: Internet, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-scrolling-en-noun-bCBihwFC Categories (other): Internet, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 39 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 37 22 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 32 32 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: doomscrolling Translations (Translations): desplazamiento [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 37 39 24

Verb

IPA: /ˈskɹoʊlɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scrolling.wav [Southern-England]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scrolling
  1. present participle and gerund of scroll Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: scroll
    Sense id: en-scrolling-en-verb-Erhk8HNE

Inflected forms

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