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

Example Sentences

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Instead, investors doubled down on soaring precious metals as gold prices continued to break new ground, butting up close to $4,900 a troy ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

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

Near the end of his Nickelodeon run, Mitchell said, he began butting heads with several executives at the network.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

"You don't mind me butting in front of you, right? I mean, it's not like you haven't had cafeteria food before. You probably had some last night, right?"

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds