"buffeted" in the verb sense
1. buffet, knock about, batter
strike against forcefully
"Winds buffeted the tent"
2. buffet, buff
strike, beat repeatedly
"The wind buffeted him"
"buffeted" in the adjective sense
1. buffeted, storm-tossed, tempest-tossed, tempest-tost, tempest-swept
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
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