# butting

Pronunciation: say "BUT-ing" /ˈbʌtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of butt. — present participle and gerund of butt
   - Simple: Present participle of butt. Use this form for the action happening now, like an animal hitting with its head.
   - _The bull spent the morning butting the new fence post._
   - _Butting heads with the boss, she finally handed in her notice._

## Noun

2. The act of striking someone or something with the head.
   - Simple: A hard hit given with the head.
   - _The wrestler received a warning for butting during the clinch._
   - _A single butting from the bull was enough to topple the barrier._
3. A boundary, or the line where one piece of land meets an adjoining one; an abuttal.
   - Simple: The edge where one piece of land meets another.
   - _The deed described the property's western butting along the old creek._
   - _Surveyors recorded every butting and bound of the estate._

## Verb

4. Present participle and gerund of but. *(archaic)* — present participle and gerund of but
   - Simple: Present participle of but. Use this form for the action of objecting to something by saying "but" again and again.

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