Synonyms of scuffling

scuffling

verb

present participle of scuffle

1

as in shuffling

to move heavily or clumsily

she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffling
• stomping
• stumbling
• barging
• lurching
• pounding
• floundering
• trudging
• scuffing
• hauling
• stamping
• dragging
• sloughing
• shambling
• tramping
• weaving
• clumping
• lumping
• plodding
• stumping
• lumbering
• staggering
• galumphing
• slogging
• swaying
• flogging
• flopping
• tromping
• reeling
• blundering
• waddling
• tottering
• wobbling
• careening
• teetering
• doddering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sliding
• gliding
• coasting
• whisking
• waltzing
• drifting
• hovering
• hanging
• floating
• wafting
• breezing
• poising

2

as in wrestling

to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery

the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrestling
• fighting
• tussling
• brawling
• grappling
• battling
• rassling
• contending
• dueling
• hitting
• punching
• combating
• slugging
• skirmishing
• battering
• striking
• clashing (with)
• bashing
• buffeting
• sparring
• boxing
• warring (against)
• beating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scuffling

The Chargers were scuffling on Sunday even before WR Ladd McConkey was sidelined with a chest injury (after a Justin Herbert pass steered him into a huge collision). — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The addition of Adams and Goodman onto the roster bring some intrigue for a club that has been severely scuffling. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026

The two dogs began scuffling and Molloy allegedly pulled out a gun and fired a shot, killing Luke. — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The room was thick with the din of 1,400 men packed inside a stone box—their voices, the sound of feet scuffling on the floor, and their hands moving restlessly atop the tables, echoing. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

Protesters were seen pushing through police barricades and scuffling with security personnel as authorities attempted to stop the march. — Priyanka Salve,raksha Murali, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Despite Chisholm’s late heroics, the Yankees’ scuffling offense certainly could have made things easier, as there were a few other opportunities to tack on runs. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Tesla made that evolution, while Lucid is scuffling and Fisker never did. — Greg Migliore, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Videos showed youths running through the event and scuffling with police before officers shooed attendees away. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026