1
[ noun ] disorderly fighting

Synonyms

tussle rough-and-tumble dogfingt hassle

Used in print

(Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)

He had left after the scuffle ; had been seen to leave .

Related terms

fight tussle

2
[ verb ] fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters

Synonyms

tussle

Examples

"the drunken men started to scuffle"

Related terms

fight hassle

3
[ noun ] a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling

Synonyms

Dutch_hoe scuffle_hoe

Related terms

hoe

4
[ verb ] fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters

Synonyms

tussle

Examples

"the drunken men started to scuffle"

Related terms

struggle

5
[ verb ] walk by dragging one's feet

Synonyms

shuffle shamble

Examples

"he shuffled out of the room" "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"

Related terms

walk scuff shamble

6
[ noun ] an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

Synonyms

scramble

Related terms

struggle tussle

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Rhymes with

shuffle duffel muffle ruffle apocryphal reshuffle stifle kerfuffle truffle skillful colorful mistrustful scornful eiffel awful mistrustful lustful distrustful resourceful sinful careful spiteful plentiful waffle baffle lawful raffle rifle houseful insightful forceful beautiful worshipful soulful sorrowful pitiful stressful wonderful triumphal falafel unsuccessful purposeful successful riffle doubtful rightful remorseful trifle artful zestful fistful wasteful tasteful wistful restful boastful suspenseful watchful thoughtful fitful fearful bashful wrongful mournful mindful shameful delightful frightful respectful disrespectful bountiful powerful merciful deceitful disgraceful blissful masterful harmful fanciful distasteful joyful unlawful bountiful rueful woeful peaceful neglectful fateful useful tactful cheerful willful forgetful faithful tearful graceful gleeful thankful disdainful playful gainful fretful dreadful prayerful wishful unhealthful unfaithful forgetful plentiful baleful needful painful tuneful doleful ungrateful flavorful regretful helpful hopeful hurtful hateful youthful vengeful healthful fruitful grateful unhelpful uneventful eventful resentful truthful dutiful prayerful meaningful untruthful

Phonetic and Homophones

S K AH1 F AH0 L

Similar Spelling

Scheffler Schefflera Scheffel Scofield scofflaw Schebler

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