Meanings of scuffled through in English

Footsteps scuffled through the grass, growing softer and softer until they were inaudible.

Presently Randolph rose and scuffled through the ruck of newspapers, with which no great progress had been made.

This is the sentiment that makes a merry pedestrian, and Vachel has scrutineered and scuffled through a dozen states, lightening larders and puzzling the worldly.

The Flyers scuffled through most of the first, going 0-for-2 on the power play while Elliott looked quite shaky in net.