jut
verb (used without object)
to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed byout ).
are jutting
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present progressiveof jut.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In the tunnels we’re probably more worried about the rusty screws that are jutting down from the ceiling and will rake across our scalps if we don’t hunch down.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 2, 2018
A man’s bare heels are jutting out of a pair of too-small tennis shoes.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2015
No wonder, then, that the narrative threads are jutting every which way, their courses, much less outcomes, uncertain.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2011
