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headbutting

headbutting is the present participle and gerund of headbutt.

Meaning of headbutt

Verb

headbutt (third-person singular simple present headbutts, present participle headbutting, simple past and past participle headbutted)

  1. (transitive) To deliver a sharp blow by driving the head into an opponent or object.
    • Then he got down on his hands and knees and pretended to headbutt the cat: 'Come on, come on, little ram! Let's see your horns!'2019, Vasily Grossman, translated by Robert Chandler and Yury Bit-Yunan, Stalingrad, page 52

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Noun

headbutting (countable and uncountable, plural headbuttings)

  1. The act of giving a headbutt.

Forms of headbutting

pluralheadbuttings

Phrases with headbutting

Questions about headbutting

What does headbutting mean?
Headbutting means the act of giving a headbutt.
What is headbutting the present participle and gerund of?
Headbutting is the present participle and gerund of headbutt.
What part of speech is headbutting?
Headbutting is a noun.
What is the plural of headbutting?
The plural of headbutting is headbuttings.

Words near headbutting in the dictionary

  1. headbutt with
  2. headbutted
  3. headbutted with
  4. headbutter
  5. headbutters
  6. headbutting
  7. headbutting with
  8. headbuttings
  9. headbutts
  10. headbutts with
  11. headcam

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