scuffle

🇺🇸 /ˈskʌfl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈskʌfl/
Frequency
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noun
R

A brief, not very violent fight or struggle.

A scuffle occurred when the fans disagreed.

intransitive verb
R

To engage in a brief, not very serious fight or struggle.

The two men scuffled before being pulled apart.

R

To move with a quiet, rustling sound.

I heard something scuffling in the leaves.

translation

n. A brief, not very violent fight or struggle.
vi. To engage in a brief, not very serious fight or struggle.; To move with a quiet, rustling sound.

Word Forms

3rd Present scuffles
Progressive scuffling
Past scuffled
Plural scuffles
Perfect scuffled