beetling
/ˈbiːtlɪŋ/
adjective
- Overhanging or sticking out in a way that seems threatening or dramatic, especially used for cliffs, rocks, or eyebrows.
- The hikers stopped to admire the beetling cliffs above the river.
- The castle was perched on a beetling rock that overlooked the valley.
- His beetling eyebrows gave him a stern, serious look.
Synonyms
verb
- To overhang or jut out, like a cliff or rock face.
- A large boulder beetled out from the hillside, creating a natural shelter.
- Ancient walls beetled above the narrow street, blocking the sunlight.
- The mountain beetled over the small village below.