They had let me roam the woods, scuffing the dry leaves in autumn, drinking water from the creeks in my cupped hands.
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Scuffing
Synonyms for "scuffing" (23 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (11)
Noun(11 words)
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13 entriesabrasionlocomotionmaterial propertymotionsurface conditionsurface damagesurface preparationsurface propertysurface treatmentsurface wearwearwear attributewear mechanism
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17 entriesabrasion-prone surfaceabrasion-resistantabrasive rougheningadhesion prepadhesion promoting rougheningadhesive scuffingcontrolled texturingedge scuffingfloor scuffingheel scuffingscuff-markedscuff-resistantshoe scuffingsurface rougheningsurface scuffingtoe scuffing
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Collocations
10 entriesfloor scuffingscuff marksscuffing damagescuffing marksscuffing noisescuffing resistancescuffing wearshoe scuffingsurface scuffingtribological scuffing
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
From little marks perhaps, dents, scuffings on the walls where from time to time he had hurled objects in those fits of childish pique that seemed to be becoming more frequent with him.
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