skuf

  • 31scuffle — [skuf′əl] vi. scuffled, scuffling [freq. of SCUFF] 1. to struggle or fight in rough confusion 2. to move in a confused hurry or bustle 3. to drag the feet; shuffle ☆ 4. Informal to try hard but with little or no success; specif., to struggle to… …

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  • 32scoff — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (usu. foll. by at) speak derisively, esp. of serious subjects; mock; be scornful. n. 1 mocking words; a taunt. 2 an object of ridicule. Derivatives: scoffer n. scoffingly adv. Etymology: perh. f. Scand.: cf. early mod. Da. skuf …

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