butting

[buht-ing]

noun

1. a boundary; limit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of butting¹

First recorded in 1545–55; butt ³ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In TLC’s furthering of awareness on OI, the series introduces Jay Manuel and Pamela Chavez by highlighting their upbeat, can-do attitude butting up against the harsh realities of society and their own medical limitations.

From Salon

Both players were jumping in the air while butting helmets.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet "butting against this is the national debt, which is now around $36 trillion."

From Salon

The two chambers of Congress are already butting heads and there is dissension brewing within each of them.

From Salon

But just two years after ascending to power, that ability seems to have fizzled out – leaving Gachagua butting heads with the president and in a position where many legislators are pushing for his removal.

From BBC

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