scuffling

verb

Definition of scufflingnext
present participle of scuffle
1
as in shuffling
to move heavily or clumsily she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her

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2
as in wrestling
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark

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  1. shuffling
  2. wrestling
  3. stomping
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  • But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.
    Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffling
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  • That committee has been meeting since last year, wrestling with an array of controversial questions, and is not expected to issue its recommendations until mid-December.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Scientists are still wrestling with one of the most basic questions in biology, according to Manasvi Lingam, a planetary scientist at the Florida Institute of Technology.
    Joel Achenbach, arkansasonline.com, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of wrestling
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  • On June 1, she was charged with beating and stomping a woman inside Webb’s Bronx apartment building that day.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The pounding of Mary’s heartbeat becomes the stomping feet of the crowd at the high school.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Scuffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuffling. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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