outthrusting
/aʊtθrʌstɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of outthrust; the action of thrusting outward.
- The machine was outthrusting metal rods at regular intervals.
- The lizard was outthrusting its tongue to catch flies.
- He kept outthrusting his hand to shake, but no one noticed.
adjective
- That thrusts outward; projecting.
- The outthrusting rocks made the path dangerous.
- The outthrusting branch scraped against the window.
- Her outthrusting jaw showed her determination.
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