What is the meaning of beetling?

verb

  • Be suspended over or hang over.
    • usage: "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
  • Fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle.
    • usage: "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
  • Beat with a beetle.

adjective

  • Jutting or overhanging.
    • usage: "beetle brows"
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