how to pronounce scroll

/ˈskɹoʊl/

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scroll is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of scroll in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… there scroll down your own your output …”

meanings of scroll

noun:

An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
The incremental movement of graphics on a screen, removing one portion to show the next.
A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
The carved end of a violin, viola, cello or other stringed instrument, most commonly scroll-shaped but occasionally in the form of a human or animal head.
A turbinate bone.
A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal. [U.S.] Alexander Mansfield Burrill.
A kind of sweet roll baked in a somewhat spiral shape.
A spiral waterway placed round a turbine to regulate the flow.
A skew surface.
Spirals or sprays in the shape of an actual plant.

verb:

To flood a chat system with numerous lines of text, causing legitimate messages to scroll out of view before they can be read.
To change one's view of data on a computer's display, typically using a scroll bar or a scroll wheel to move in gradual increments.
To move in or out of view horizontally or vertically.

scroll frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word scroll occurs in english on average 11.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.