scuff
verb (used with object)
to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
had scuffed
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past perfectof scuff.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In fact, I had scuffed it up a little in the course of a year.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2018
If Santos had scuffed that kick, he might never have discovered American football.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2015
Twenty minutes after the boat had scuffed out of her dock, a great flower of flame was growing through her decks, sprouting in the passageways, flourishing suddenly out of the port holes.
From Time Magazine Archive
By then the little girl had scuffed her way to the car.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
The rough stone had scuffed her bare feet.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
