butting

[buht-ing] / ˈbʌt ɪŋ /

NOUN

buttocks

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backside behind bottom bum derriere tush

STRONG

ass fanny keister rear seat tail tushie

WEAK

gluteus maximus haunches hindquarters posterior

VERB

bang up against with head

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collide run into shove smack

STRONG

batter buck buffet bump bunt gore hook horn jab knock poke prod punch push ram strike thrust toss

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade pull tap

VERB

touch, adjoin

Synonyms

STRONG

abut border bound communicate join jut meet neighbor project protrude verge

Antonyms

STRONG

disjoin divide keep separate

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butting

Kelce’s brother, Jason, and his wife, Kylie, have admitted to butting heads regularly about whether to adopt cats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Both players were jumping in the air while butting helmets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2025

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

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

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 ● Oct. 1, 2024

"And please forgive me for butting in on you like this. I am Matilda's teacher at school and it is important I have a word with you and your wife."

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl