scuff
verb (used with object)
to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
Example Sentences
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If you have ever used a "magic eraser" sponge to scrub away scuffs on white shoes or crayon marks on a wall, you have seen how powerful these cleaners can be.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026
The 20-year-old rice cooker that bears its scuffs with dignity, but still turns out perfect grains.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025
He jokingly shows the wheelchair scuffs on the skirting boards around his home, with physiotherapy currently taking up much of his day.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
This is for an inspection condition report, she explains, to record even the tiniest scuffs, scratches or any other flaws, a process undertaken when the cars arrive and when they leave the museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
Made it all the way down there with no scuffs.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
