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buffeting

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B AH0 F EY1 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B AH1 F AH0 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A blow or motion that buffets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of buffet

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

repeated heavy blows

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pounding

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blow, bump

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: tärinä — random oscillations of the airplane
  • Finnish: väpätys — random oscillations of the airplane
  • German: Flatterschwingung — random oscillations of the airplane
  • Russian: ба́фтинг (báfting) — random oscillations of the airplane
  • Turkish: gövde titreşimi — random oscillations of the airplane