"buffeting" in the noun sense
1. pounding, buffeting
repeated heavy blows
"buffeting" 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"
Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)
Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.
View WordNet® License