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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
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 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 Other, more recent macro headwinds, are buffeting the entire retail sector. — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025 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 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 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 Under van Raemdonck, Neiman Marcus did well protecting its market share from the headwinds buffeting luxury department stores. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 15 Jan. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffeting
  1. battering
  2. pounding
  3. turbulence
  4. lashing
  5. whipping
  6. licking
  7. thrashing
  8. hiding
Noun
  • Taylor was shot in her bed by Louisville police officers executing a no-knock raid and using a battering ram to break into her apartment.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • First-round pick Gleb Pugachyov is the epitome of filling that need, a 6-foot-3, 224-pound battering ram of a winger who has some skill to complement that physicality.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of battering
Verb
  • America is better when Paul Skenes is embarrassing hitters with Livvy in the stands pounding Miller Lites.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The heart-pounding encounter ended with the calf reunited with its mother, dramatic photos on a cellphone — and the couple continuing on to catch brook trout.
    — Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of pounding
Noun
  • Meanwhile, turbulence is getting more frequent and severe, which is impacting flights in a variety of ways.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • The complaint claims prior to departure, forecasts from the National Weather Service (NWS) indicated turbulence would be present above the mountains east of Salt Lake City.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of turbulence
Verb
  • Unfortunately, this can lead to some individuals lashing out in response to their own insecurities, hate and low bar of aptitude, which is confirmed by the tenor of the attacks.
    — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
Definition of lashing
Noun
  • Reynolds cites the early-18th-century diary of William Byrd II, who read Homer in the morning and administered whippings to refractory slaves in the afternoon.
    — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • In a mixing bowl, beat whipping cream (with mascarpone or other ingredients, if called for) with a hand mixer until soft peaks form.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • But the Carolinas have their own ways of making barbecue finger-licking.
    — Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • France’s Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé, who each already have four goals in the tournament, will be licking their lips.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of licking
Noun
  • The Blågult had started so well, mind you, with a 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Jonathan David had a hat trick in last Thursday’s 6-0 thrashing of Qatar.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of thrashing
Verb
  • Failing to disclose or intentionally hiding assets can make a prenup more vulnerable to being challenged in court.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The find suggests one of NASA’s most successful planet hunters may still have plenty of surprises hiding in its archives.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of hiding

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