Definition
Past tense of buffet; struck repeatedly, or served food at a buffet.
Etymology
From Old French 'buffet' meaning a blow or hit. The metaphorical sense of 'buffeted by waves' or 'buffeted by fate' uses the original hitting sense.
Kelly Says
When we say 'buffeted by the winds,' we're using a 600-year-old word that originally meant something was being hit—showing how vivid metaphors become invisible through time.
Translations
CACatalà
colpejat
ku.lpeˈʒat
CSČeština
rozbíjený
rozbiːjɛniː
DEDeutsch
gebeutelt
ɡəˈbɔʏtəlt
ELΕλληνικά
χτυπημένος
xtipimɛnós
ESEspañol
golpeado
ɡolpeˈaðo
FRFrançais
ballotté
balɔte
HIहिन्दी
पिटा हुआ
piṭā huā
IDBahasa Indonesia
terhantam
tər.hantam
ITItaliano
sballottato
zbal.lɔtˈtaːto
JA日本語
吹き付けられた
fukitsukerareta
MSBahasa Melayu
terhantam
tər.hantam
MYမြန်မာ
ရိုက်ခံ
reikʰɑ̀n
NLNederlands
gebeukt
ɣəˈbøkt
PLPolski
obijany
ɔˈbʲijanɨ
PTPortuguês
abafado
abɐˈfadu
RUРусский
разбивался
razbivalsja
SWKiswahili
kutupwa
kutupwa
TEతెలుగు
కొట్టబడిన
koṭṭabaḍina
THไทย
ถูกกระแทก
tʰuːk.kratʰɛːk
UKУкраїнська
розбивався
rozbyvavsja
ZH中文
受到冲击
shòu dào chōng jī