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TAKE THE QUIZSynonyms of buffeting
as in battering
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as in pounding
to strike repeatedly
fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat
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“Buffeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffeting. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.
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