to scuff
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3.5
- verb
- /skʌf/
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- At my house, Warren and I scuffed our sneakers against the flagstone steps.
- feet scuffing
- shoes scuffing
- scuffing the dirt
Examples
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Cannizzaro laughed, a hard, gritty sound, like shoes scuffing over gravel.
Fiction book (1998) -
After a while, Earl stood, hitched up his jeans, and scuffed his boot in the dust.
Fiction book (1993) -
Dust flew like ashes or like dry autumn leaves when a child scuffs at them.
Fiction book (1999) -
As we followed the trail back toward Nanna's, Sang fell in step behind me, scuffing his feet the way I did.
Fiction book (1998) -
The child turned shy suddenly, scuffing the toes of her Buster Browns together.
Fiction book (1992) -
Corbett sees a patch of bare dirt and scuffs his feet in it.
Fiction book (1993) -
From the middle of the line, three restless, tow-headed boys called out to Andrew and scuffed pebbles with their shoes.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sure as hell, Lindsey Fletcher came running up to him, rubber-soled sandals scuffing on the sidewalk.
Fiction book (1999) -
"You're going?" Jumping Hare lowered his gaze, awkwardly scuffing the toe of his long boot against a rock.
Fiction book (1990) -
As he walked along the path, he could hear the sound of his shoes scuffing against the rough gravel.
Synonyms
179
2.8
To move slowly and with effort because you are tired
45
3.8
To walk by dragging your feet along the ground
9
3.2
A harsh, rough sound made when one thing rubs another
4
7.9
To walk awkwardly while dragging your feet
1
3.7
To move by dragging the feet and making soft noises
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Scuff meaning to walk by dragging the feet probably comes from the sound and action of scraping the sole, and is like shuffle which means 'to drag the feet'; that's why to scuff is to walk with a slow, dragging step.