1
as in scratching
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 shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily
the miners scuffed past in heavy boots
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Of all the head-scratching mysteries in California, none is more aggravating than the state’s high-speed rail project.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025 -
In terms of humans actually reproducing in space, however, scientists may just be scratching the surface as studies of pregnancy in space are limited to animals — and also potentially more limited to men, as fewer women have traveled to space.—
Jessica Rendall,
Space.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The three actors were filming a lighthearted scene, shuffling excitedly between a hot sauna and cold plunge, when Reeves’ foot caught on some flooring.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2025
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The film essentially takes place entirely within an under-20-minute timeline, showing the same events from a shuffling deck of points of view.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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Being careful not to overprocess, pulse several times until everything is about the size of a grain of rice, scraping the sides of the food processor bowl as needed.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Opportunists have been scraping and selling personal information from the internet for as long as there’s been personal information on the internet.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cena’s chrome-domed antihero, Freddie Stroma’s Vigilante and and Danielle Brooks’ Adebayo stomping through spots of light.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Aug. 2025
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No velvet rope, no fourth wall—just boot-stomping, beer-sign neon and crowd-absorption tech.—
Bob Bonniol,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whew The last thing a team wants to see is its starting quarterback stumbling to the sideline four plays into the season.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Scuffing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuffing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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