1
as in to scratch
to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface
scuffed up her shoes by rubbing her feet under the rung of the chair
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2
as in to shuffle
to move heavily or clumsily
the miners scuffed past in heavy boots
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Recent Examples of scuff
Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Crafted with rubber soles designed with traction and typically using white or natural rubber that won’t scuff white boat decks, boat shoes are great for slippery surfaces, gangways, and ports.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
De-Scuff Leather Similarly, you can get rid of marks and scuffs on leather furniture and shoes by using Vaseline.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Calhanoglu then returns the ball to Darmian… … who finds Mkhitaryan’s run…
… before the Armenia midfielder sets up Thuram, whose scuffed shot loops over the goalkeeper and into the net.
—Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Crafted with rubber soles designed with traction and typically using white or natural rubber that won’t scuff white boat decks, boat shoes are great for slippery surfaces, gangways, and ports.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Feb. 2025
Noun
Step 2: Treat Stains and Do Overall Cleaning After brushing away the loose soil, use an art gum eraser to clean away scuffs and heavier soil.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024
De-Scuff Leather Similarly, you can get rid of marks and scuffs on leather furniture and shoes by using Vaseline.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuff
Verb
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Names scratched into the rusty walls are a bad sign.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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These unsung hair heroes massage and (gently) scratch your head to make sure there are no dead skin cells or product residue left behind.—
Jessica Kasparian,
Allure,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Bemused tourists attempt to shuffle through the acrid red and blue flare smoke.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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All of those departures except for Stark came before the draft, meaning Paton was left to shuffle the chairs and adjust on the fly to ensure the Broncos were prepared.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
16 May 2025
Noun
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My assumption is that most rational human beings would happily stay in a warm and cozy office and simply listen to the building creak and groan under the force of the violent gusts.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
11 Mar. 2025
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The set is a ship’s deck that tilts and creaks ominously while a screen plays eerily textured footage of a roiling ocean.—
Houman Barekat,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The game would be scraped shortly after it was released, and editors would get busy trying to figure out how those pieces fit together.—
Daniel Larlham,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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Besides her grief and anger, Cora is broke, insecure, living with a religious aunt and working as a crime scene cleaner, scraping away human remains for money.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Between swapping lines, the two stomped along in rhythm as pyrotechnics framed the stage in flames.—
Matthew Leimkuehler,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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The picture smacks you with mini-LED punch, deep contrast, and a 144 Hz refresh that keeps Valorant razor-smooth while AMD FreeSync stomps tearing.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The engine rasps and rumbles right up to the tachometer’s 7,000-rpm redline—and beyond, in fact, since peak power arrives at 7,500 rpm.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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One great thing about Hackman is that there was no alteration in the rounded rasp of his voice when the moral conditions changed.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, the only truly happy artist in Ira’s friend group — played to uproarious perfection by Stanley Tucci — isn’t even much of an artist at all but a shameless name-dropper who seems to stumble into constant success without even trying.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
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Still, many times, most seasoned and skilled leaders stumble from time to time.—
Phil Portman,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Scuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuff. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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