buffet
is buffeting
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present progressiveof buffet (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But there are mounting signs the virus is buffeting China's fragile health system.
From Reuters ● Dec. 20, 2022
They form part of the high-level criticism that is buffeting the papacy over issues such as the clerical sexual abuse scandal, allegations of financial improprieties in the Holy See and doctrinal concerns.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2019
It is buffeting the side of the atoll that faces the open sea, the roar of it singing in the metal belly of the ship.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 26, 2010
The freeze on trade with Iraq and Kuwait is buffeting a lot of people, from U.S. manufacturers of oil-field equipment to Irish meat producers to Italian shipbuilders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Judy, pouting with sleep, is buffeting her face with her little white boxing-gloves, while Peter stares fascinated at the fire, quite sure that social functions are not in his line.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-11 by Various
