1
as in scratches
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 shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily
the miners scuffed past in heavy boots
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scratches
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Gratitude hardly scratches the surface.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025 -
Those were only some of the storylines around the NFL and that just scratches the surface.—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Scuffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuffs. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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