Butting

/ˈbʌtɪŋ/ verb

Pushing or striking with the head or horns, or in phrases like 'butting in,' interrupting someone's conversation without permission.

From Middle English 'butten,' derived from Old French 'boter' meaning 'to strike or thrust.' Originally described animals using their horns but expanded to mean any pushing with the head.

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