- present participle of buffet.
buffeting
Example Sentences
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This is probably the most resilient footballer Scotland has ever produced, a man who has endured a physical and mental buffeting without ever breaking.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
It’s not unlike what the Dodgers do, with their prize-winning farm system buffeting their star-studded,championship-winning, big-league club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
India’s prime minister has urged locals to stop buying gold for a year, an appeal aimed at defending the country’s foreign-exchange reserves as geopolitical headwinds keep buffeting the rupee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
But the challenges buffeting America these days go beyond the author’s charged and sometimes blinkered framework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
So he gripped the ridge of the scales and flattened himself against the dragon’s back, and with great gusts of wind buffeting at his ears, they rose together.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
