scuf·fle 
/ˈskʌfəl/ verb
scuf·fles; scuf·fled; scuf·fling /ˈskʌfəl/ verb [no obj] 1 : to fight briefly and usually not very seriously
▪ Children scuffled on the playground. ▪ Protesters and police scuffled. 2 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to move quickly and with short steps : scurry
▪ Small creatures scuffled in the underbrush.
▪ Children scuffled on the playground. ▪ Protesters and police scuffled.
▪ Small creatures scuffled in the underbrush.
— scuffle noun, plural scuf·fles [count]
▪ They got in/into a scuffle. ▪ A scuffle broke out between the players.
▪ They got in/into a scuffle. ▪ A scuffle broke out between the players.
