buffeting

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Buffet Source: opted
2. n. A striking with the hand. Source: opted
3. n. A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity. Source: opted
4. n. repeated heavy blows Source: wordnet
5. 1. A striking with the hand. 2. A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or waves; afflictions; adversity. He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but . . . fitted to endure the buffeting on the rudest storm. Wirt. Source: webster
6. j:41/n:59 n repeated heavy blows v strike against forcefully v strike, beat repeatedly Source: ecdict

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