buffeting

UK: /ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ/

From the verb buffet: (⇒ conjugate)

buffeting is: ⓘ

v pres p

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buffeting / ˈbʌfɪtɪŋ/ noun

1. response of an aircraft structure to buffet, esp an irregular oscillation of the tail

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buf•fet¹ /ˈbʌfɪt/   n. 

[countable]
1. a blow delivered with the hand or fist.

v. [~ + object]

2. to strike against or push repeatedly:
   The wind buffeted the house.
3. to struggle against;
   battle:
   buffeted by a series of financial disasters.

buf•fet² /bəˈfeɪ, bʊ-/   n. [countable]

1. Food a meal laid out so that guests may serve themselves:
   a buffet of cold cuts, salads, and desserts.
2. a counter, bar, or table for food or refreshments.
3. a restaurant with such a counter or table.

adj. [before a noun]

4. Food served from or as a buffet:
   a buffet supper.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

buf•fet¹  (buf′it), n., v., -fet•ed, -fet•ing. 
n. 

1. a blow, as with the hand or fist.
2. a violent shock or concussion.

v.t. 

3. to strike, as with the hand or fist.
4. to strike against or push repeatedly:
   The wind buffeted the house.
5. to contend against;
   battle.

v.i. 

6. to struggle with blows of hand or fist.
7. to force one's way by a fight, struggle, etc.

• Old French buffe a blow + -et -et
• Middle English 1175–1225

buf′fet•er, n. 
Synonyms

• 3. slap, cuff, box, hit, sock, wallop.

buf•fet²  (bə fā′, bŏŏ- or, esp. for adj., bo̅o̅′fā; Brit. buf′it), n. 

1. Furniture a sideboard or cabinet for holding china, table linen, etc.
2. Food a meal laid out on a table or sideboard so that guests may serve themselves.
3. a counter, bar, or the like, for lunch or refreshments.
4. a restaurant containing such a counter or bar.

adj. 

5. Food consisting 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

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buffet noun

1. / ˈbʊfeɪ ˈbʌfeɪ/ a counter where light refreshments are served
2. / ˈbʊfeɪ/ a meal at which guests help themselves from a number of dishes and often eat standing up
3. (as modifier): a buffet lunch
4. / 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/ verb ( -fets, -feting, -feted)

1. (transitive) to knock against or about; batter
2. (transitive) to hit, esp with the fist; cuff
3. to force (one's way), as through a crowd
4. (intransitive) to struggle; battle

noun

1. a blow, esp with a fist or hand
2. 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