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buffeting
UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ/
- From the verb buffet: (⇒ conjugate)
- buffeting is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v pres p
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
buffeting /ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ/ n - response of an aircraft structure to buffet, esp an irregular oscillation of the tail
buf•fet1 /ˈbʌfɪt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- a blow delivered with the hand or fist.
v. [~ + object]
- to strike against or push repeatedly: The wind buffeted the house.
- to struggle against;
battle:buffeted by a series of financial disasters.
buf•fet2 /bəˈfeɪ, bʊ-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- Fooda meal laid out so that guests may serve themselves:a buffet of cold cuts, salads, and desserts.
- a counter, bar, or table for food or refreshments.
- a restaurant with such a counter or table.
adj. [before a noun]
- Foodserved from or as a buffet:a buffet supper.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026buf•fet1
(buf′it),USA pronunciation n., v., -fet•ed, -fet•ing. n. - a blow, as with the hand or fist.
- a violent shock or concussion.
v.t. - to strike, as with the hand or fist.
- to strike against or push repeatedly:The wind buffeted the house.
- to contend against;
battle.
v.i. - to struggle with blows of hand or fist.
- to force one's way by a fight, struggle, etc.
- Old French buffe a blow + -et -et
- Middle English 1175–1225
3. slap, cuff, box, hit, sock, wallop.
buf•fet2
(bə fā′, bŏŏ- or, esp. for adj., bo̅o̅′fā; Brit. buf′it),USA pronunciation n.
- Furniturea sideboard or cabinet for holding china, table linen, etc.
- Fooda meal laid out on a table or sideboard so that guests may serve themselves.
- a counter, bar, or the like, for lunch or refreshments.
- a restaurant containing such a counter or bar.
adj. - Foodconsisting of food, refreshments, etc., laid out on tables or buffets from which guests or customers serve themselves:a buffet supper; buffet service.
- French, Old French, of obscure origin, originally
- 1710–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
buffet n - /ˈbʊfeɪ; ˈbʌfeɪ/ a counter where light refreshments are served
- /ˈbʊfeɪ/
- a meal at which guests help themselves from a number of dishes and often eat standing up
- (as modifier): a buffet lunch
- /ˈbʌfɪt; ˈbʊfeɪ/ a piece of furniture used from medieval times to the 18th century for displaying plates, etc, and typically comprising one or more cupboards and some open shelves
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, of unknown origin buffet /ˈbʌfɪt/ vb ( -fets, -feting, -feted)- (transitive) to knock against or about; batter
- (transitive) to hit, esp with the fist; cuff
- to force (one's way), as through a crowd
- (intransitive) to struggle; battle
n - a blow, esp with a fist or hand
- aerodynamic excitation of an aircraft structure by separated flows
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French buffeter, from buffet a light blow, from buffe, of imitative origin
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