scuff
2
4.7
- noun
- /skʌf/
:
ruido de arrastre
- Be alert for the scuff of a soldier's boot on gravel, the glow of a cigarette, and the clink of metal on metal.
- hear the scuff
- a scuff of feet
- a scuff of footsteps
Examples
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The green linoleum floor is covered with a road map of fine lines and gray scuff marks.
Fiction book (2000) -
We could hear the scuff of George's foot on the walk.
Fiction book (1996) -
There was the scuff of a footstep inside.
Fiction book (1992) -
No sound but the scuff of loafers on limestone.
Fiction book (1998) -
Below, I heard the scuff of hurrying footsteps and the sound of liquid sloshing, splashing.
Fiction book (1994) -
The children left scuff marks on the wooden floor after playing indoors.
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I noticed a scuff on my shoe after walking through the gravel path.
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The hallway was quiet except for the scuff of feet shuffling on the carpet.
Synonyms
33
2.1
A harsh scraping sound when two hard or rough things rub together
30
1.3
A mark on a surface caused by rubbing it against something hard
20
1.2
A harsh scraping sound, for example from branches or a pen
5
2.3
A harsh sound made when one thing rubs another
To walk slowly while dragging the feet so they barely lift
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scuff for the sound of scraping likely comes from the noise of dragging a shoe on the ground and is related to words like shuffle, which also mean 'to drag the feet'; so a scuff is the scraping or sudden noise your shoe makes.