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• v  strike against forcefully
  Winds buffeted the tent
• v  strike, beat repeatedly
  The wind buffeted him
• s  pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

• From her wedding day, "Joansie," as Ted called her, found herself buffeted by the demands on a Kennedy wife.
• The initial cost was steep, but the company, headquartered in the western Indian city of Pune, was no longer buffeted by the seesawing cost of fossil fuels.
• But despite his prosperous and settled appearance, this 39-year-old management consultant is being buffeted by forces far beyond his control.

• buffet
• knock about
• batter
• buff
• storm-tossed
• tempest-tossed
• tempest-tost
• tempest-swept

News & Articles

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• From Our Homepage
  A weekend special-ordered for Dads is on tap, a sunny and warm springtime showcase promising to shine on outdoor Father's Day celebrations. The National Weather Service predicts that today and tomorrow will be a marked change from the rain, gray skies and blustery winds that buffeted southwestern Connecticut earlier in the week.
  June 15, 2013 - Westport News
• Norwalk forecast: A shiny gift for Dads
  A weekend special-ordered for Dads is on tap, a sunny and warm springtime showcase promising to shine on outdoor Father's Day celebrations. The National Weather Service predicts that today and tomorrow will be a marked change from the rain, gray skies and blustery winds that buffeted southwestern Connecticut earlier in the week.
  June 15, 2013 - The Norwalk Citizen
• Fast-moving storm fells trees, drops hail, disrupts travelers
  A fast-moving storm system that affected much of the eastern United States buffeted the D.C. area with rain and wind Thursday, leaving behind downed trees, thousands of power outages and unofficial reports of at least three tornadoes touching down in Maryland. No one appeared to have been seriously injured in ...
  June 14, 2013 - The Washington Times

Quotes

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• Gordon Brown in guardian.co.uk
  The government cannot just leave people on their own to be buffeted about,said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
• Steve Jobs in Reuters
  While they may postpone purchases in tough times, they're unlikely to abandon them,said Chief Executive Steve Jobs on a conference call with analysts. "We may get buffeted around by the waves a little bit, but we'll be fine and stronger...
• Tony Blair in Independent
  It can be hard to stay calm as it rages,Mr Blair told party activists at a Labour conference yesterday. "But, however buffeted, it should not change our course or our confidence."