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scuffle
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scuf·fle

intransitive verb \ˈskə-fəl\
scuf·fledscuf·fling \-f(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SCUFFLE

1
a : to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
b : to struggle (as by working odd jobs) to get by
2
a : to move with a quick shuffling gait : scurry
b : shuffle
— scuffle noun

Examples of SCUFFLE

  1. Children scuffled on the playground.
  2. Small creatures scuffled in the underbrush.

Origin of SCUFFLE

perhaps frequentative of scuff
First Known Use: 1590

Related to SCUFFLE

Synonyms
barge, clomp, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, lumber, shamble, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge
Antonyms
breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

Rhymes with SCUFFLE

duffel, muffle, ruffle, shuffle, snuffle, truffle

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