scuffing

Verb

scuff (third-person singular simple present scuffs, present participle scuffing, simple past and past participle scuffed)

1. To scrape the feet while walking.
2. To scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.)
3. To hit lightly, to brush against.
   • The lawns and gardens had been scuffed away.1979, V. S. Naipaul, A Bend in the River
4. To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.
   • The Montenegro captain was finding space at will and followed up with a speculative shot that he scuffed wide, after Wales were slow in closing down the Juventus striker.2011 September 2, “Wales 2-1 Montenegro”, in BBC
5. Synonym of scrub in (“To break in new racing tires by doing a few gentle laps on them, with the resulting heat serving to remove factory coatings and provide better grip.”)

   Synonyms:

   scrub in

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