Scuffle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈskʌfl|
Brit.
|ˈskʌf(ə)l|
noun
- disorderly fighting (syn: dogfight, hassle, rough-and-tumble, tussle)
- a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
- an unceremonious and disorganized struggle (syn: scramble)
- a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
- an unceremonious and disorganized struggle (syn: scramble)
verb
- walk by dragging one's feet (syn: shamble, shuffle)
- fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters (syn: tussle)
- fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters (syn: tussle)
the drunken men started to scuffle
Extra examples
There was a scuffle between the police and some demonstrators.
Many of the marchers were seen by television cameras scuffling with the police.
Scuffles broke out between rival supporters during the match.
Some of the demonstrators scuffled with the police.
...Captain Cook died in a scuffle with some fell natives of the Hawaiian Islands....
There was a scuffle and he kicked me in the stomach.
I don't know how it started; in any case, there was a brief scuffle
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: scuffle
he/she/it: scuffles
present participle: scuffling
past tense: scuffled
past participle: scuffled
I/you/we/they: scuffle
he/she/it: scuffles
present participle: scuffling
past tense: scuffled
past participle: scuffled
noun
singular: scuffle
plural: scuffles
singular: scuffle
plural: scuffles
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