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noun

as in battering

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verb

present participle of buffet
as in pounding
to strike repeatedly fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat

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Recent Examples of buffeting
Verb
And the need for governments to respond to the record heat waves buffeting the continent appears likely to reinforce that shift. — Ned Temko, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 The result is high-decibel acoustic loads that can cause structural damage as well as buffeting that can prevent the missile from even leaving the bay. — David Szondy june 04, New Atlas, 4 June 2026 Further enhancement could also come from the lingering effects of the fast solar wind stream from a coronal hole that has been buffeting Earth in recent days. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 18 May 2026 In a publicity release, owner Mike Micallef summed up the Reata’s enduring legacy as a survivor of both a tornado and the buffeting winds of downtown business. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026 So even though there’s buffeting, even though there’s loud voices raised, left, right, and center, trans people exist. — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026 Under van Raemdonck, Neiman Marcus did well protecting its market share from the headwinds buffeting luxury department stores. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026 Performances haven’t been ideal, but results are coming, and after the buffeting chaos of the early months of this season, that’s the best Forest can realistically hope for. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025 Toy companies and trinket manufacturers were buffeting kids with ads, and children were pestering their parents for gifts. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffeting
  1. battering
  2. pounding
  3. turbulence
  4. lashing
  5. whipping
  6. licking
  7. thrashing
  8. hiding
Noun
  • Hunter is a compact back renowned for his lower-body power and battering-ram mentality.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In the middle of the night, federal agents had burst into the home on Quiet Circle, spray-painting his front door camera and smashing the door with a battering ram.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of battering
Verb
  • When your pounding headache is the result of alcohol (or a stomach virus), a pain reliever alone will not fix the problem.
    — Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Sarajevans still remember his commands to the Serb gunmen pounding the Bosnian capital in early 1992.
    — Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounding
Noun
  • Spreading the drawdown across multiple stable caverns at all four storage sites minimizes sudden pressure drops and fluid turbulence.
    — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The plane took some time to take off, turbulence with a 5-7 mark in 2022 that was followed by a 7-6 year, but Miami produced a 10-3 record in 2024 and last year went 13-3 as the team fell just shy of the program’s sixth national title.
    — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of turbulence
Verb
  • Vinicius Jr started each of Brazil’s five matches at the World Cup and played a starring role in the group stage, lashing in an excellent goal against Morocco, scoring and assisting against Haiti, and adding a brace against Scotland.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Lala weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Sunday after lashing the state without making landfall.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashing
Noun
  • Use it in pudding and heavy cream recipes that do not require whipping.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The hunger was secondary to her desperate prayers for the whipping to stop.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • One act featured two young women sitting on the stage and licking orange Popsicles (yes, that was the whole act).
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Owners should also watch for licking that is sudden, persistent or severe enough to cause hair loss or skin damage.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of licking
Noun
  • In the thrashing that was Brighton vs Aston Villa, John McGinn goes in for what appears to be a rough tackle on Ibrahim Osman in the penalty area in the 80th minute.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Blågult had started so well, mind you, with a 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of thrashing
Verb
  • The trio were found hiding in a ditch about 200 yards from where they were pulled over, according to the news release.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • After six months of war, the deadlock has left the Islamic Republic bitterly divided, while its ultimate arbiter, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, remains in hiding.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of hiding

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“Buffeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffeting. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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