Buffeted Synonyms

To hit with a quick, sharp blow of the hand
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. clipped
  2. whacked
  3. spanked
  4. smacked
  5. slapped
  6. punched
  7. cuffed
  8. busted
  9. boxed
Strike against forcefully
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. struck
  2. lambasted
  3. battered
  4. thrashed
  5. beaten
  6. pounded
  7. slapped
  8. boxed
  9. buffed
  10. clobbered
  11. tossed
  12. threshed
  13. spread
  14. smashed
  15. spanked
  16. pummelled
  17. smitten
  18. hammered
  19. lunched
  20. drubbed
  21. belabored
  22. jolted
  23. cuffed
  24. blown
  25. basted
  26. assaulted
  27. barred
  28. assailed
To strike against forcefully and especially repeatedly; batter:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. beaten
To strike against forcefully and especially repeatedly; batter:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. beat
Pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. tempest-tossed
  2. storm-tossed
  3. tempest-tost
  4. tempest-swept

Buffeted Sentence Examples

  • The little plane danced and swayed in the turbulence, constantly buffeted by the increas­ing wind.

  • Alone, buffeted by thermals in a tiny metal bird, between a blistering sun and arid moonscape, time seems somehow suspended.

  • Buffeted by the slipstream, there is something amiss.

  • Chair back cushions are buffeted by every wind that blows, and periodic summer rains run from the top of the cushion down, creating a greater opportunity for taking on moisture through the seams, with the resulting risk of mold and mildew.

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