wuthering

British  

/ ˈwʌðərɪŋ /

adjective

1. (of a wind) blowing strongly with a roaring sound

2. (of a place) characterized by such a sound

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Etymology

Origin of wuthering

variant of whitherin, from whither blow, from Old Norse hvithra; related to hvitha squall of wind, Old English hweothu wind

Example Sentences

As the decade drew to a close, Hollywood experienced what many critics view as its greatest year, with hits including “Gone with the Wind,” “Goodbye, Mr. Chips,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Of Mice and Men,” “Stagecoach,” “The Wizard of Oz” and “Wuthering Heights.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Even so, the Wuthering Heights star has heard from people who knew Edwards and said he "was never fun to work with".

From BBC

Warner’s Wuthering Heights and Paramount’s Scream 7 are two of the top box-office performers of 2026 so far.

From Barron's

A university has issued a content warning for a literature module featuring Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, warning students it contains "distressing" material.

From BBC

Published in 1847, Wuthering Heights is widely considered one of the most influential novels of the Victorian period.

From BBC