scuffle
verb (used without object)
to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner.
scuffling
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present participleof scuffle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“He went into last October really scuffling, and it sort of bled into October,” Roberts said over the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
But still, for me, he’s with a new ballclub, he’s scuffling, so I want to get that out of him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
One that owns the S&P 500 without the Magnificent Seven is beating those scuffling behemoths by 15 percentage points this year, but that would have gotten you nowhere in 2023 and 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
All were large, stable companies in 1972, which is why they were embraced by brokers and fund managers when the rest of the market was scuffling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
There was movement in the darkness, scuffling and shuffling, a redistribution of ancient centuries, an evasion of foreshadows.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
