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scruffed

scruffed is the simple past and past participle of scruff.

Meaning of scruff

Verb

scruff (third-person singular simple present scruffs, present participle scruffing, simple past and past participle scruffed)

  1. (transitive) To lift or carry by the scruff.
    • She gently scruffed the kitten who was trying to climb her leg.2023, Anastasia Ryan, You Should Smile More

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Questions about scruffed

What is scruffed the simple past and past participle of?
Scruffed is the simple past and past participle of scruff.

Words near scruffed in the dictionary

  1. scruffbags
  2. scruffball
  3. scruffballs
  4. scruffbucket
  5. scruffbuckets
  6. scruffed
  7. scruffier
  8. scruffies
  9. scruffiest
  10. scruffily
  11. scruffiness

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