scuff
verb (used with object)
to scrape (something) with one's foot or feet.
were scuffing
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past progressiveof scuff.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It seemed almost as though the men were scuffing about the ground, and the absurd notion that they had lost something and were seeking it occurred to both.
From Left Tackle Thayer by Ralph Henry Barbour
