scuffing
Abrading by friction
Scuffing is scraping or dragging something against a surface, typically causing marks or wear.
Shoes scuff floors, furniture scuffs walls during moves.
The word captures both the action and its result—those marks themselves: There's scuffing all along the baseboards.
In mechanical contexts, scuffing describes surface damage from friction between moving parts.
scratch
Superficial wound or mark
friction · roughening · marring · buffing · sandpaper · grit · scouring · sanding · degradation · chafing
shuffle
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squeak · footsteps · tread · crunch · rasp · skid · slide · swoosh · whisper · grind
- frictionfriction, rubbing, abrading, friction burn, rolling friction
- defectsdefect, flaw, crack, cracks, defective
- footstep soundsfootsteps, stomp, thud, thump, clop
- dirtyingsoiling, dirtying, staining, smearing, smudging
- surface damagecracks, rust, cracking, peeling, chipping
- surface preprust remover, priming, paint remover, spackling, wire brush