butting

[ buht-ing ]
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noun
  1. a boundary; limit.

Origin of butting

1
First recorded in 1545–55; butt3 + -ing1

Words Nearby butting

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How to use butting in a sentence

  • She howled and sprang up on Bregg, butting her great head into his shoulder, wriggling with delight.

    The Stars, My Brothers | Edmond Hamilton
  • So all the large vessels steamed head on for the iron-clad, butting her right and left.

  • Mr. Bradlaugh had to hold together a different species, with leaping legs, butting horns, and a less gregarious tendency.

  • After butting the boy he 52had disappeared as completely as if the earth had opened and swallowed him.

    Billy Whiskers' Adventures | Frances Trego Montgomery
  • He wheeled and swam for shore, going straight 131for the guard, who stood still, not knowing Billy Junior was bent on butting him.

    Billy Whiskers' Adventures | Frances Trego Montgomery