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

Right tackle Mike McGlinchey said the quality of Denver's opening slate, which included the unbeaten 49ers and Chiefs along with the Jaguars, Rams and Seahawks, has a lot to do with how much Denver is scuffling on offense. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

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