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单词 scuffles
释义

scuffle

verb

scuf·​fle ˈskə-fəl How to pronounce scuffle (audio)
scuffled; scuffling ˈskə-f(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce scuffle (audio)

intransitive verb

1
a
: to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
b
: to struggle (as by working odd jobs) to get by
2
a
: to move with a quick shuffling gait : scurry
b
: shuffle
scuffle noun

Synonyms

  • barge
  • clump
  • flog [British]
  • flounder
  • galumph
  • lumber
  • lump
  • plod
  • pound
  • scuff
  • shamble
  • shuffle
  • slog
  • slough
  • stamp
  • stomp
  • stumble
  • stump
  • tramp
  • tromp
  • trudge
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Example Sentences

Children scuffled on the playground. Small creatures scuffled in the underbrush.
Recent Examples on the Web The driver’s side door opens, and two people appear to scuffle with each other. oregonlive, 26 Aug. 2022 The video showed the two began to scuffle near a VIA bus stop and Valdez fell. Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 18 May 2022 Wright, 20, can be seen in a police video climbing back into the driver’s seat of a vehicle as the officers scuffle with him. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2021 The pair began to scuffle after Hindman allegedly grabbed her, with the women ending up on the ground. Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2021 Ian Anderson carried a no-hitter into the seventh as Milwaukee's offense continued to scuffle in the pre-Willie Adames days. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2021 At the event, fellow rapper Machine Gun Kelly (real name Colson Baker) also appeared to scuffle with Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor before going backstage. Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2021 The officers and Wright appeared to scuffle as the cops attempt to pull Wright from the car. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 May 2021 The Dodgers may be highly overrated and will scuffle around all season. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

perhaps frequentative of scuff

First Known Use

1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

scuffle 1 of 2

verb

scuf·​fle ˈskə-fəl How to pronounce scuffle (audio)
scuffled; scuffling
1
: to fight briefly and not very seriously
2
: scuff sense 1

scuffle

2 of 2

noun

1
: a short fight that is not very serious
2
: the sound of shuffling

scuffles 1 of 2

noun

plural of scuffle
as in skirmishes
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups several chairs were knocked over in the scuffle

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • skirmishes
  • clashes
  • fights
  • battles
  • tussles
  • brawls
  • struggles
  • dustups
  • altercations
  • confrontations
  • fracas
  • frays
  • conflicts
  • contests
  • scrimmages
  • fracases
  • duels
  • quarrels
  • combats
  • scrums
  • fistfights
  • scraps
  • disputes
  • fisticuffs
  • hassles
  • melees
  • squabbles
  • blows
  • affrays
  • spats
  • broils
  • ruckuses
  • punch-ups
  • slugfests
  • disagreements
  • pitched battles
  • controversies
  • tiffs
  • jousts
  • donnybrooks
  • wrangles
  • ructions
  • tangles
  • catfights
  • contretemps
  • battles royal
  • misunderstandings
  • rows
  • mêlées
  • mix-ups
  • battle royales
  • rough-and-tumbles
  • battles royale
  • battle royals
  • arguments
  • free-for-alls
  • grapples
  • punch-outs
  • face-offs
  • cross fires
  • falling-outs
  • fallings-out
  • handgrips
  • argle-bargles
  • kickups
  • argy-bargies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • truces

scuffles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of scuffle
1
as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • shuffles
  • stomps
  • stumbles
  • barges
  • clumps
  • shambles
  • scuffs
  • lurches
  • lumps
  • tramps
  • sloughs
  • flounders
  • drags
  • stumps
  • hauls
  • stamps
  • trudges
  • galumphs
  • plods
  • weaves
  • slogs
  • blunders
  • lumbers
  • pounds
  • tromps
  • staggers
  • flops
  • flogs
  • sways
  • waddles
  • wobbles
  • wabbles
  • totters
  • reels
  • dodders
  • teeters
  • careens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • waltzes
  • slides
  • glides
  • drifts
  • whisks
  • breezes
  • floats
  • hangs
  • hovers
  • wafts
  • coasts
  • poises
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2
as in wrestles
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

  • wrestles
  • fights
  • tussles
  • brawls
  • battles
  • skirmishes
  • duels
  • grapples
  • rassles
  • combats
  • punches
  • contends
  • strikes
  • hits
  • spars
  • boxes
  • buffets
  • slugs
  • bashes
  • batters
  • beats
  • wars (against)
  • clashes (with)
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