scuff

"The tired student was scuffing her feet along the hallway after a long day of classes. "

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

"He was tired and bored, so he scuffed his feet along the sidewalk as he walked home from school. "

"The freshly picked flowers will wilt in a few days but for now are still fragrant."

"Could you please scratch my back?"

"In "this big house," "big" is an attributive, while in "this house is big," it is a predicative."

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

"The old house creaked as we walked across the floorboards. "

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

"The teacher spoke lightly about the upcoming exam, trying not to worry the students. "

"The scraping of the chair on the wooden floor was very loud. "

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."