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[ skuhf-uhl ] / ˈskʌf əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR scuffle ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used without object), scuf·fled, scuf·fling.to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner. to go or move in hurried confusion. to move or go with a shuffle; scuff. nouna rough, confused struggle or fight. a shuffling: a scuffle of feet. Also called scuffle hoe . a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled. (in tap dancing) a forward and backward movement of the foot. Origin of scuffleFirst recorded in 1570–80; see origin at scuff, -le SYNONYMS FOR scuffleSEE SYNONYMS FOR scuffle ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM scufflescuffler, nounscuf·fling·ly, adverbWords nearby scufflescuba diving, scud, Scudéry, scudo, scuff, scuffle, sculduddery, scull, scullery, Scullin, scullion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for scuffleOf those who were caught in the scuffle, many were teenagers, students, civic activists, and pensioners. Beijing/Hong Kong: A Tale of Two Cities as Demonstrations Continue|Ben Leung|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST A scuffle with a teacher results in an arrest and expulsion, and Jameis is sent to juvenile detention for assault charges. Are Black Students Unruly? Or is America Just Racist?|Jamelle Bouie|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST There had been a scuffle at school; well, a scuffle after football practice is more precise. Ben Carson Was a Role Model for Black Teens Until He Sold Out to the Right|Joshua DuBois|March 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Sharpton later accused Ryan of kicking a blind man in a scuffle with demonstrators. Al Sharpton’s Long Bill of Goods, From Tawana Brawley to Primetime|Stuart Stevens|June 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On the surface, the scuffle merely reflected differing opinions about the arguments deployed last week at the Supreme Court. Bill O’Reilly vs. Rush Limbaugh|Peter Beinart|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST In a scuffle he was stronger and more active than the boys, but in the race they were the more fleet. Gorillas & Chimpanzees|R. L. Garner Then she sprang for her dressing curtain and began to scuffle into her clothes. The Hills of Desire|Richard Aumerle Maher In the scuffle Dick lost his long coat, letting it go rather than be seized by one of the thieves. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade|Harry Moore Sometimes toast and dripping, and there used to be a scuffle for that. Johnny Ludlow, Second Series|Mrs. Henry Wood I moved away, smiling at the old rector's loyalty to the Father of his Country, when I heard a scuffle behind me. Some Personal Reminiscences of Service in the Cavalry of the Army of the Potomac|Hampton Sidney Thomas
British Dictionary definitions for scuffle (1 of 2)
verb (intr)to fight in a disorderly manner to move by shuffling to move in a hurried or confused manner nouna disorderly struggle the sound made by scuffling or shuffling Word Origin for scuffleC16: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish skuff, skuffa to push British Dictionary definitions for scuffle (2 of 2)
nounUS a type of hoe operated by pushing rather than pulling Word Origin for scuffleC18: from Dutch schoffel shovel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to scuffledisturbance, tussle, brawl, ruckus, commotion, wrangle, fracas, strife, wrestle, jostle, shuffle, fuss, scrap, jump, affray, rumpus, ruction, go, broil, mix-up |