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outbutting

outbutting is the present participle and gerund of outbutt.

Meaning of outbutt

Verb

outbutt (third-person singular simple present outbutts, present participle outbutting, simple past and past participle outbutted)

  1. To butt with greater force than; to best in a butting match.
    • Old rams can almost always outbutt young ones but the young ones can run faster and few deaths occur.1945 April 16, “Bighorn Sheep Trapping”, in Life

Questions about outbutting

What is outbutting the present participle and gerund of?
Outbutting is the present participle and gerund of outbutt.

Words near outbutting in the dictionary

  1. outbutchered
  2. outbutchering
  3. outbutchers
  4. outbutt
  5. outbutted
  6. outbutting
  7. outbutts
  8. outbuy
  9. outbuying
  10. outbuys
  11. outbuzz

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