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scufflea short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskʌf.əl/

Korean meaning: 난투, 몸싸움

Korean pronunciation: **스**커플

Example Sentences

  • The two cats had a brief scuffle over the last piece of tuna.
  • What started as a friendly debate turned into a scuffle in the cafeteria.
  • The security guards quickly broke up the scuffle between the shoppers during the Black Friday sale.

scuffle

NOUN

//ˈskʌf.əl//

a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters

scuffle concept
💡 Concept

a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters

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scuffle rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

They scuffle and shuffle for the truffle!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈskʌf.əl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈskʌf.əl/

🌳Etymology

Rootscuff
Suffix--le

Origin

16세기 스웨덴어 'skuffa'(밀다)에서 유래되어, 서로를 밀고 당기는 혼란스러운 싸움을 의미하게 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

shufflemuffleruffletruffle
shuffle
muffle
ruffle
truffle

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The two cats had a brief scuffle over the last piece of tuna.

What started as a friendly debate turned into a scuffle in the cafeteria.

😄 Fun example

The security guards quickly broke up the scuffle between the shoppers during the Black Friday sale.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

brawltussleskirmishfracasaltercation

Antonyms

peaceharmonyagreement

Related

fightstruggleconflictdisputewrestle