buffetings
Harsh repeated strikes
Buffetings are repeated blows or jolts, whether physical or figurative.
The word appears most often describing harsh conditions that batter something: the buffetings of wind and rain, the buffetings of fate.
It suggests being struck from multiple directions or over time, emphasizing endurance against forces beyond one's control.
Repeated forceful striking
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- pummelingSustained striking attack
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
thrashing · thumping · walloping · striking · bashing · clobbering · blows · jostling
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- setbackReverse in progress
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
- tribulationsCauses of great distress
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
misfortune · struggle · suffering · distress · troubles · woes · affliction · hard knocks
Sudden bursts of air
- windsMoving air masses
- galesVery powerful winds
- squallsSudden violent windstorms
- crosswindsWinds blowing perpendicular to travel
headwinds · updrafts · downdrafts · turbulence · airflow · shear · eddies · blasts
battering
Repeated forceful striking
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- pummelingSustained striking attack
- hammeringStriking repeatedly with force
beating · thrashing · thumping · walloping · striking · bashing · clobbering · blows · jostling · shoving
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- setbackReverse in progress
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
- tribulationsCauses of great distress
ordeal · misfortune · struggle · suffering · distress · troubles · woes · affliction · hard knocks · reversal
gusts
Sudden bursts of air
crosswinds · headwinds · updrafts · downdrafts · turbulence · airflow · shear · eddies · blasts · storms
buffetingscaresses
Touches gently with love
stillness · strokes · calm · gentleness · smoothness
buffetingskindnesses
Benevolent acts toward others
nurturing · coddling · pampering · sheltering · protection