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
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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Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Marvel’s actual goal is to scuff up the brand with some punk-rock snark.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Aidan Ryan
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The exposed brick walls are freshly painted ecru, and new oversize picture windows splash sunlight onto the furniture, like a 1950s coffee table with fanciful Jacques Blin tiles on top and some inevitable scuffs on its wood legs ($8,200).
—Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Verb
However, the scales that hold the blades and tools are made of plastic, which is likely to scuff over time.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Marvel’s actual goal is to scuff up the brand with some punk-rock snark.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Noun
The scuff of her shoes across the loose charcoal on the floor sounds like a needle dropping into a new record.
—Aidan Ryan
june 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
The exposed brick walls are freshly painted ecru, and new oversize picture windows splash sunlight onto the furniture, like a 1950s coffee table with fanciful Jacques Blin tiles on top and some inevitable scuffs on its wood legs ($8,200).
—Craig Kellogg Ashok Sinha, New York Times, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for scuff
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“Scuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scuff. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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