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
  • There’s Swain in a Texas Longhorns jersey, bumping defenders off-balance with his hip and scooping the ball out of the reach of outstretched hands.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • In this case, safe meant a track big enough for two riders to race without bumping into each other.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Definition of bumping
Verb
  • The former youth pastor suspected of pushing his wife off a Utah cliff died by suicide in a very unusual way, said the sheriff who oversees Las Vegas’ jails.
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
  • As a car speeds up, the air resistance pushing against it increases and forces the engine to work harder, using more fuel to achieve the same speed.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • Cody Rhodes called out the logic of Gunther being rewarded after kicking Cody in the head with a car door.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Japan gained a one-point lead with fullback Takuro Matsunaga kicking a penalty goal and then sparking a long-range counter-attacking try from his own quarterline that was finished in the left corner by winger Kippei Ishida in 15th.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of kicking
Verb
  • The fallout continues from Phoenix Mercury player Alyssa Thomas shoving her fist into Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark's throat, and now one of the league's greatest players, Lisa Leslie, is giving her two cents.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • Marina Mabrey — while playing for the Connecticut Sun last season — received a technical for shoving Clark to the floor in a June 17, 2025, game.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 25 June 2026
Definition of shoving
Verb
  • Ant hills aren’t just ugly mounds poking through your beautiful green yard.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
  • The math moves without touching the money supply and poking inflation expectations.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of poking
Verb
  • The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The audience groaned, while Vergara and Mel B screamed for Strange to stop jabbing at his partner through the box.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
Definition of jabbing
Verb
  • England, second with eight shots from 35 corners, also used this approach to score in their tournament opener, with Harry Kane charging in from behind a Croatian defence jostling with his team-mates to meet Declan Rice’s outswinger.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Serena’s name was on everyone’s lips, with fans chatting about the American’s chances and journalists jostling for position to get their hands on a reserved media seat.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of jostling
Verb
  • Renowned Chilean filmmaker Valeria Sarmiento has a long history of prodding at memory in her films.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • Payton now will be in the Parcells role, a Super Bowl-winning coach with an endless reservoir of experience pushing and prodding a young assistant with clear potential and the edge that comes with it.
    — Joseph Person, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of prodding
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