- present participle of scuff.
scuffing
Example Sentences
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Pile on enough and you flirt with the risk of scuffing the roof of your mouth, which feels, to me, like an essential part of the experience.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
In a nondescript Culver City warehouse, members of the metal band Avenged Sevenfold wear protective booties over their shoes to avoid scuffing the floor-to-ceiling green screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
Rather than trying to remove the hundreds of feet of tape, which was supposed to protect against scuffing, the company may cover it with a safer material.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
She scowled, scuffing her bejeweled lavender Crocs against the cement and ignoring her mother.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2023
“Don’t say anything, Bigwig,” whispered Hazel: for Bigwig was scuffing his paws indignantly.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
