- present participle of scuff.
scuffing
Example Sentences
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For all of their recent scuffing and shuffling, these loaded, baseball-ruining Dodgers should be able to survive an Ohtani skip day every so often.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Pile on enough and you flirt with the risk of scuffing the roof of your mouth, which feels, to me, like an essential part of the experience.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
Forward Percy Tau had their best chance, scuffing his shot straight at Nwabali when unmarked inside the penalty area.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024
She scowled, scuffing her bejeweled lavender Crocs against the cement and ignoring her mother.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2023
Michelangelo walked behind him, and after him, the children padded along in single file, their leather soles scuffing against the stones.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
