0 past simple and past participle of buffet
1 (of wind, rain, etc.) to hit something repeatedly and with great force:
The little boat was buffeted mercilessly by the waves.
The photograph depicts the middle of the ballet, when the slowly drifting ensemble patterns have begun to disintegrate, buffeted by seabed currents.
The site can be buffeted by strong, persistent and unpredictable winds.
Is this because the society is fairly homogeneous, not buffeted by other social stratifications?
The industry is drifting aimlessly, buffeted about from time to time, and the dangers must be apparent to all.
The producers have been buffeted and made to lose money because they have been efficient.
Some of the evidence has been buffeted during that time.
For a very long time, this country has been buffeted by changes in other countries.
Narrow margins were involved and there was the possibility of its being buffeted off course by international action.
