Buffeted

Word BUFFETED
Character 8
Hyphenation buffeted
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Buffeted"

What do we mean by buffeted?

To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap.

To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise.

To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.

To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.

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The word "buffeted" in example sentences

CHICAGO — Strong wind and torrential rain buffeted the Midwest Tuesday as forecasters predicted the giant storm could be the most powerful to hit Illinois in over seven decades. ❋ AP (2010)

CHICAGO mdash; Strong wind and torrential rain buffeted the Midwest Tuesday as forecasters predicted the giant storm could be the most powerful to hit Illinois ... ❋ AP (2010)

On occasions, our plane would be buffeted from the turbulence caused by the planes ahead of us. ❋ Unknown (1944)

That still leaves BYD's shares down 22% this year, the stock "buffeted" by signs of sluggish sales for its conventional gas-fueled cars. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Perhaps Charles was right, for surely Paul was single-hearted in his hope of walking straight to his one home, Heaven, and he had been doing no other than bearing his cross, when he so patiently took the being 'buffeted' when he did well, and faithfully served his froward master. ❋ Charlotte Mary Yonge (1862)

So Paul's master before him was "buffeted" as a slave, when about to die a slave's death (Mt ❋ Unknown (1871)

Most public servants find it impossible to appreciate the extent to which business is buffeted by competitive pressure and disruptive innovation. ❋ Adrian Wooldridge (2011)

Far from making the weather, bankers to the world like Mr. Rhodes are buffeted from one unpredictable storm to another. ❋ Adrian Wooldridge (2011)

But then a storm breaks out and the bus is buffeted from side to side. ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

More Deal Journal: The Biggest IPOs of 2011 Deal Journal: After Four Owners, Now an IPO Avaya's business has been buffeted by anemic corporate telecom spending and a weak global economy. ❋ Dana Cimilluca (2011)

“It looks like GEO600 is being buffeted by the microscopic quantum convulsions of space-time,” says Hogan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He went from governing a province of 200,000 inhabitants to trying to lead a country of 40 million buffeted by its worst crises in decades. ❋ Juan Forero (2010)

Watch as I'm buffeted by the ill winds blown by the likes of Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee and Monica Crowley. ❋ Bryan Safi (2011)

Meanwhile, Montclair's leaders are buffeted by the wishes of affluent residents who favor upscale projects and the opposite wishes of less-affluent residents who can't afford property-tax hikes because they're unemployed, underemployed, wage-frozen, wage-cut, or retired. ❋ Dave Astor (2011)

The state is already known for poor governance, and the citizens are being buffeted by budget cuts while the businesses are buffeted by the immigration positions Brewer has taken. ❋ Francine Hardaway (2010)

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