The meaning of SCUFFLE is to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion. How to use scuffle in a sentence.

SCUFFLE definition: 1. a short and sudden fight, especially one involving a small number of people: 2. to have a…. Learn more.

Synonyms for SCUFFLE: skirmish, clash, fight, battle, tussle, brawl, struggle, altercation; Antonyms of SCUFFLE: truce, slide, breeze, coast, glide, whisk, drift, waltz

A scuffle is not an organized bout: it is a free-for-all, with fists flying in any and all directions. As a verb, it tells about the act of this kind of wild fighting, like angry kids who scuffle to try to settle their problems, but it can also mean "dragging one's feet while walking."

A scuffle is a short, disorganized fight or struggle. Violent scuffles broke out between rival groups demonstrating for and against independence. If people scuffle, they fight for a short time in a disorganized way. Police scuffled with some of the protesters. [VERB + with] He and Hannah had been scuffling in the yard outside his house. [VERB]

Definition of scuffle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. scuffle (with somebody) | scuffle (between A and B) a short and not very violent fight or struggle. Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators. He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer. Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators.

Scuffle definition: To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

1. to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner. 2. to go or move in hurried confusion. 3. to move with a shuffle; scuff. n. 4. a rough, confused struggle or fight. 5. a shuffling. 6. Also called scuf′fle hoe`. a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of pulled. scuf′fler, n.

to go or move in hurried confusion. to move or go with a shuffle; scuff. a rough, confused struggle or fight. a scuffle of feet. Also called scuf fle hoe . a spadelike hoe that is pushed instead of …

A scuffle is a short, disorganized fight or struggle. Violent scuffles broke out between rival groups demonstrating for and against independence. If people scuffle, they fight for a short time in a disorganized way. Police scuffled with some of the protesters. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.