scrolling
scrolling — noun
1. the activity of moving the visible part of a webpage, document, app, or other on
the activity of moving the visible part of a webpage, document, app, or other on-screen content sideways or up and down so that you can see information that is currently off the display — for example, working your way through a long article or a photo gallery on a phone
After twenty minutes of scrolling, Aylin finally found the university announcement in her feed.
scrolling through + possessive + feed
Rafael turned on the dark mode setting to make nighttime scrolling easier on his eyes.
nighttime scrolling — common modifier pattern
The constant scrolling needed to read the hundred-page report gave Luca a headache by lunchtime.
Esme prefers a mouse with a smooth scrolling wheel for editing long documents at work.
Bao taught his grandmother basic scrolling on a tablet so she could read the local news.
用法筆記
Scrolling is an uncountable noun and cannot follow 'a' or appear in plural form. Compare the related countable noun 'scroll', which refers to a physical roll of paper.
常見錯誤
scrolling — adjective
- scrollingpositive
- more scrollingcomparative
- most scrollingsuperlative
1. describes text, an image, or a user-interface element that moves or is designed
describes text, an image, or a user-interface element that moves or is designed to be moved continuously on a screen — for example, a news ticker that slides across the bottom of a television broadcast or a background image that moves sideways in a video game
The scrolling text at the bottom showed the latest earthquake warnings across the region.
scrolling text — typical before-noun pattern
Stefan designed a scrolling photo gallery for the homepage of the company's new website.
scrolling photo gallery — describes a UI component
During the broadcast, a scrolling banner listed donors supporting the hospital fundraiser.
The video game's scrolling background created the feeling of flying through a futuristic city.
Anong used the scrolling bar on the spreadsheet to find last quarter's budget totals.
用法筆記
Only used before a noun to describe something that moves or can be scrolled. Do not use it after 'be' or 'become' — use the verb 'scroll' instead (e.g., 'The text scrolls across the screen').