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abutting

US/əˈbʌt.ɪŋ/

abutting adjective: facing each other, front to front. Also the present participle and gerund of abut.

Adjective

abutting (not comparable)

  1. Facing each other, front to front.

Noun

abutting (plural abuttings)

  1. abutment
    • the abuttings of roads

Also used as

abutting is also the present participle and gerund of abut.

Forms of abutting

pluralabuttings

Origin of abutting

From abut + -ing.

Words formed from abutting

Phrases with abutting

Words that rhyme with abutting

Questions about abutting

What does abutting mean?
Abutting means facing each other, front to front.
What part of speech is abutting?
Abutting can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce abutting?
Abutting is pronounced /əˈbʌt.ɪŋ/ (US).

Words near abutting in the dictionary

  1. abutted
  2. abutted on
  3. abutter
  4. abutters
  5. abutteth
  6. abutting
  7. abutting on
  8. abuttingly
  9. abuttings
  10. abutts
  11. abuy

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