Synonyms of the word

beetling

• v. present participle of beetle.
• n. The process by which fabrics, etc. are beetled, or beaten with a mallet.
• adj. Jutting or protruding, especially of a person's brows.

beetle

• n. Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like…
• n. (uncountable) A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice…
• n. Alternative letter-case form of Beetle (“car”).
• v. To move away quickly, to scurry away.
• adj. Protruding, jutting, overhanging. (As in beetle brows.).
• v. To loom over; to extend or jut.
• n. A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
• n. A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton…
• v. To beat with a heavy mallet.
• v. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.

protrusive

• adj. that protrudes; protruding.
• adj. rather conspicuous; obtrusive.