scuffed; scuffing; scuffs
1
a
: to walk without lifting the feet : shuffle
b
: to poke or shuffle a foot in exploration or embarrassment
2
: to become scratched, chipped, or roughened by wear
a countertop that won't scuff
1
2
a
: to scrape (the feet) along a surface while walking or back and forth while standing
b
: to poke at with the toe
3
: to scratch, gouge, or wear away the surface of
scuffed my shoes
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Examples of scuff in a Sentence
Verb
She scuffed down the hall towards her room.
scuffed up her shoes by rubbing her feet under the rung of the chair
Noun
She slid into her scuffs and headed into the kitchen.
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Cai Cramer, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Sincerely, do not expect these to stay looking pristine for long — not since the weird early days of the iPod nano has an Apple product gotten scuffed this easily.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
How to Remove Scuff Marks from Leather Most scuff marks on leather clothing and accessories will come out after cleaning and buffing a small amount of conditioner into the leather.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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Verb
The only downside is that the platform scuffed a little after excessive wear, but not enough to notice from far away.
—Cai Cramer, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Sincerely, do not expect these to stay looking pristine for long — not since the weird early days of the iPod nano has an Apple product gotten scuffed this easily.
—Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
The one area to avoid, though, is using them to clean scuffs off walls.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2024
How to Remove Scuff Marks from Leather Most scuff marks on leather clothing and accessories will come out after cleaning and buffing a small amount of conditioner into the leather.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Scuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scuff. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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