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n. A blow or cuff with or as if with the hand. v. buf·fet·ed, buf·fet·ing, buf·fets v.tr. 1. To hit or beat, especially repeatedly. 2. To strike against forcefully and especially repeatedly; batter: winds that buffeted the tent. See Synonyms at beat. 3. To cause repeated difficulty or harm to (a person or group): was buffeted about from job to job by the vagaries of the economy. 4. To force (one's way) with difficulty. v.intr. To force one's way with difficulty: a ship buffeting against the wind. [Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of buffe, blow.] buffet·er n. |
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