The act of making horned, growing horns, or becoming horn-like in appearance.
From cornute with the gerund suffix -ing. This rare verbal form suggests an active process of acquiring or developing horn-like qualities.
Young deer go through 'cornuting' each spring when their antlers regrow—it's one of nature's most dramatic transformations, as they shed old horns and grow new ones bigger and more branched.
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