head-butt
Britishverb
noun
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He glowers out from beneath his brows, unsmiling, eyes rendered oddly bloodshot, brow furrowed, chin tucked in, as if he is about to head-butt the camera.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
It is usually a surprise head-butt from her just flailing her body around.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2019
“I have to meditate in the mornings,” Henson said, “so I don’t head-butt a fellow human.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2019
Sansa runs to hug Theon—much nicer than a head-butt, Yara.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 22, 2019
And grow, and grow, until I head-butt the sky.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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