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doomscrolls

doomscrolls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of doomscroll.

Meaning of doomscroll

Verb

doomscroll (third-person singular simple present doomscrolls, present participle doomscrolling, simple past and past participle doomscrolled)

  1. (neologism) To continually read Internet news about catastrophic events.
    • You doomscroll about all kinds of things including pandemics, racial injustice, natural disasters, wars, and political unrest.2020, Robert West, chapter 1, in Stop Doomscrolling: How to Break the Cycle to Relieve Stress, Decrease Anxiety, and Regain Your Life, Annus Mirabilis Publishing
  2. (broadly) To excessively and unproductively consume Internet posts.
    • It sucks that I can't even open my phone and check my emails without doomscrolling social media for an hour!

Questions about doomscrolls

What is doomscrolls the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Doomscrolls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of doomscroll.

Words near doomscrolls in the dictionary

  1. doomscroll
  2. doomscrolled
  3. doomscroller
  4. doomscrollers
  5. doomscrolling
  6. doomscrolls
  7. doomsdate
  8. doomsdates
  9. doomsday
  10. doomsday algorithm
  11. doomsday argument

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