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Souffle vs Scuffle - What's the difference?

souffle | scuffle |

As nouns the difference between souffle and scuffle

is that souffle is while scuffle is a rough disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters.

As a verb scuffle is

to fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.

souffle

English

Noun

(wikipedia soufflé) (en noun)
  • A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and various other ingredients.

    • scuffle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rough disorderly fight or struggle at close quarters
  • * L'Estrange
    • The dog leaps upon the serpent, and tears it to pieces; but in the scuffle the cradle happened to be overturned.
  • A Dutch hoe, manipulated by both pushing and pulling
  • (archaic) A child's pinafore or bib.

    • Synonyms

    * (Dutch hoe) scuffle hoe

    Verb

    (scuffl)
  • To fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters.
  • * Eikon Basilike
    • A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with an undisciplined rabble.
  • To walk with a shuffling gait.
  • (slang) To make a living with difficulty, getting by on a low income, to struggle financially.