scuffled

verb

past tense of scuffle
1
as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her

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2
as in wrestled
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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Recent Examples of scuffled Cavan rushed to aid his brother and scuffled with Miami midfielder Yannick Bright. — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Some pushed against barricades and scuffled with police, who responded by firing tear gas rounds, using water cannon and beating them with batons, TV footage showed. — Reuters, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 Royals starter Noah Cameron scuffled early throwing 58 pitches in the first two innings before settling down for a seven-strikeout performance. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026 Kupcho scuffled to a second-round 73 after carding the only 66 of the tournament so far on Thursday. — ABC News, 5 June 2026 Mackenzie Blackwood started the year 13-1-1, but has scuffled at times in the second half of the season. — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026 The Cubs need more consistency from their lineup, which has scuffled through their first nine games. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026 Brown, who scuffled as a shooter for most of the game, caught fire late with two 3-pointers and an and-one midrange jumper that cut Boston’s deficit to eight with just over a minute remaining. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2026 The officers scuffled with the boy and wrestled him to the ground before taking him into custody, a source with knowledge of the case said. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuffled
  1. shuffled
  2. wrestled
  3. stomped
  4. fought
  5. stumbled
Verb
  • Finally, the next season, Karlsson was shuffled frequently between Abbotsford and Vancouver and resided at the fringes of the NHL lineup.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Venegas scrolled through his phone while Penna shuffled past us to grab a drink from the office fridge.
    — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shuffled
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  • Hinduism itself has long wrestled with the question of how many gods there are, and different answers have been proposed throughout its history, but none of those answers necessarily invalidates the others.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • County officials — caught between a state legislative mandate to cooperate with ICE, a national mass deportation push that was filling their jail with detainees and a vocal electorate that demanded change — wrestled with how to respond.
    — Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrestled
Verb
  • The way Brooks stomped, or glided, or moseyed into the end zone will be forgotten.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • San Francisco rolled into SoFi Stadium on Thursday night and stomped the Chargers 41-17.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of stomped
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  • The bout marked the first time Cameron and Mayer, 36, had fought each other at either the amateur or professional level.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The gambling industry is far more entrenched in Washington and fought major legislative battles before.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of fought
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  • But most of the attempts to scale sodium-ion cells stumbled over short lifespans and poor heat tolerance.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In her attempt to get away, the woman stumbled and injured her leg, screaming for help the whole time, police said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of stumbled

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“Scuffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuffled. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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