The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scuffle \Scuf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scuffling.] [Freq. of scuff, v.i.; cf. Sw. skuffa to push, shove, skuff a push, Dan. skuffe a drawer, a shovel, and E. shuffle, shove. See Shove, and cf. Shuffle.]
To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.
-
Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle confusedly or at haphazard.
A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with an undisciplined rabble.
--Eikon Basilike.
Wiktionary
n. a confused struggle vb. (present participle of scuffle English)
Usage examples of "scuffling".
God He knows that I am unworthy of such honor, yet I can show my four-and-sixty quarterings, and I have been present at some bickerings and scufflings during these twenty years.
Nothing could be heard from the upper level, but there were sounds of weeping and scufflings rising from the kitchen: no doubt the Warder rewarding the drudges for their efforts.
Curious scramblings and scufflings seemed to whisper all around them in the dark and Luke realized it had been quite some time since he'd seen a working SP or MSE.
Some nervous clearings of throats and foot scufflings also echoed faithfully about the auditorium.
There were scufflings and movements near the pit, but the horses were gone from the valley.
First a muffled one that was probably Claud putting her hand over the receiver, then some scufflings and murmurings that were probably Claudia and Kristy arguing over whether to allow a personal call during a meeting.
There were more scufflings and murmurings in the background, and I pictured Kristy looking at Claud's clock and tapping her fingers on the arm of the director's chair I was sure she was sitting in.
Anna could hear scufflings of some nocturnal creature digging in the pine needles, the sigh of a breeze approaching through the forest’s crown, clicking and snapping as tiny twigs or bones were broken.
And instinct or scufflings with his brother seemed to have taught him how to use both weapons with professional skill.