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buffeting

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verb

present participle of buffet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffeting
Noun
  • The whole film industry has taken such a battering and there are so many factors that have contributed to that – Covid, the strikes and the way people consume content have all had a lasting effect on the market.
    Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 14 May 2025
  • Without this buffer, waves would crash harder against the shore, stripping away sand and battering cliffs.
    Avery Schuyler Nunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But the unhappy ending is especially head-pounding for Saxon Ratliff (Patrick Schwarzenegger).
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Queen finished with a team-best 17 points, but Maryland frequently settled for outside jumpers instead of pounding the ball inside to Queen and Julian Reese.
    Lindsay Schnell, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And while the cabin may not be the most conventional place to blend or apply contour, landing glam may just be worth the little bit of turbulence.
    Isabelle Rodney, CNN Money, 20 May 2025
  • The entrepreneur began his career in the 1960s, a time of great turbulence, like today.
    Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • Ruby, overwhelmed by the changes, began lashing out.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Ruby, overwhelmed by the changes, began lashing out.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Heavy whipping cream: Creates more of an airy texture in the cream cheese layers; also used to top the dessert.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
  • They're sandwiched between a mixture made with coconut cream and heavy whipping cream, which together taste freshly of coconut, not artificial.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Jared Harris is the best movie John ever, licking his lips and sucking his teeth; Aidan Quinn is the best movie Paul.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Boston, Cleveland, and New York are licking their chops, ready to feast on a Bucks team missing its point guard, its bench leader, and its identity.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The thrashing left lingering questions: Can anyone on the Nuggets besides Jokic and Russell Westbrook match Oklahoma’s brute force moving forward?
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 May 2025
  • There will be some actors who might not get another role after this latest thrashing.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But over the past two terms of the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, these vendors were accused of hiding their identity, of pretending to be Hindu.
    Ismat Ara, TIME, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Davis standing alongside Withers struck me as a classy gesture, and Withers answering for his mistake rather than hiding from the media was another.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Buffeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffeting. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

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