noun, verb
noun ~ (with sb) a short and not very violent fight or struggle:
Scuffles broke out between police and demonstrators. * He was involved in a scuffle with a photographer.
verb [V]
1 ~ (with sb) (of two or more people) to fight or struggle with each other for a short time, in a way that is not very serious:
She scuffled with photographers as she left her hotel. * They scuffled for a few minutes, but did not exchange blows.
2 [+adv./prep.] to move quickly making a quiet rubbing noise:
Some animal was scuffling in the bushes.
