scuffling
v.— «In the vernacular of baseball managers everywhere, Barry Bonds is scuffling a little bit right now. Or, if you prefer, in the vernacular of Dodgers fans, he’s sucking.» —“Inside Baseball: History on hold” by John Donovan SI.com Aug. 3, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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