butting

verb

present participle of butt
as in bumping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butting
  1. bumping
  2. pushing
  3. kicking
  4. shoving
  5. poking
  6. jabbing
  7. jostling
  8. prodding
Verb
  • Fears that the good times might be over slashed 15% from the share price and since then the shares have been bumping along the basement of a fall of about 35%.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • That leaves operators with very little room to keep bumping prices.
    — Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bumping
Verb
  • The state last week filed documents pushing back on Murdaugh’s request to send DNA found under Maggie’s fingernails to an independent laboratory for more advanced testing.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • As thousands of car enthusiasts prepare to descend on Metro Detroit for the annual Woodward Dream Cruise, a Michigan lawmaker is pushing legislation to crack down on excessively loud vehicles.
    — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • At several points, Umul Xicay broke free, but Arevalos blocked his escape, and the other two dragged him back, and Rufino could be seen kicking him in the face.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The sound of the title track is reminiscent of kicking a pebble on a road or watching dust particles dancing in a shaft of light.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of kicking
Verb
  • The pair quickly started shoving each other, both of them getting in a couple punches, before security stopped the fight and separated the prisoners.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • While the officials showed little interest in restoring order, Cunningham responded by shoving Sheldon onto the hardwood.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of shoving
Verb
  • But Vicki immediately goes past Meredith Marks (disengaging) to Amanda Frances (opening her laptop and working), even as the others try to earn their paychecks by poking at her.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Milk Stage of Kernels Check the kernels on an ear by poking it with your fingernail.
    — Danielle Ernest, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of poking
Verb
  • That’s partly the result of actions by Curtis, like taking customer’s phone calls and jabbing at a competitor on social media.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of jabbing
Verb
  • There is not only jostling between films, but also between co-production countries and companies.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • When people think about the quintessential Texas food, barbecue ranks high, jostling with Tex-Mex for the top spot.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of jostling
Verb
  • But economic and political pressures, both domestic and international, have been prodding policymakers to rethink the path and the pace of getting there.
    — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The White House also couldn’t resist prodding Swift when the singer married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden, unleashing a series of memes on the day of the wedding in July.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of prodding
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