SCROOP

Etymology

Imitative.

Verb

scroop (third-person singular simple present scroops, present participle scrooping, simple past and past participle scrooped)

To produce the a harsh scraping, grating sound, as of friction.

To make sounds such as of a chair on the floor or chalk on a blackboard.

To produce a rustling sound, like that from friction between silk fibers.

Noun

scroop (plural scroops)

A rustling sound like that produced from friction between silk fibers.

Anagrams

• Porcos, copros

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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