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scuffle
[ skuhf-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
- to go or move in hurried confusion.
- to move or go with a shuffle; scuff.
noun
- a rough, confused struggle or fight.
Synonyms: , ,
- a shuffling:
a scuffle of feet.
- Also called scuffle hoe. a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled.
- (in tap dancing) a forward and backward movement of the foot.
scuffle
1/ ˈ²õ°ìÊŒ´ÚÉ™±ô /
verb
- to fight in a disorderly manner
- to move by shuffling
- to move in a hurried or confused manner
noun
- a disorderly struggle
- the sound made by scuffling or shuffling
scuffle
2/ ˈ²õ°ìÊŒ´ÚÉ™±ô /
noun
- a type of hoe operated by pushing rather than pulling
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³¦³Ü´Úf±ô±ð°ù noun
- ²õ³¦³Ü´Úf±ô¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of scuffle1
Origin of scuffle2
Example Sentences
At one point in the scuffle, a patron ran out of the restaurant to help Torres, but quickly retreated amid gunfire.
As afternoon arrives, the school activities give way to the shouts and scuffles of football, basketball and volleyball.
When that didn’t work out, with Betts scuffling defensively at his new position even before he missed two months because of a broken hand, the Dodgers had to find an alternative.
A scuffle soon broke out, during which Ms Philip was injured.
The city police told BBC Marathi that the actor was injured after a scuffle broke out between him and an unidentified man who entered his house sometime after midnight.
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