wuthering
Britishadjective
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(of a wind) blowing strongly with a roaring sound
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(of a place) characterized by such a sound
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
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Jen Silverman’s Bronte riff “The Moors” will also be wuthering.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2022
It's a wuthering landscape of ancient fields and blasted oaks, where hares dash across ploughed fields, and you can feel mysteriously alone.
From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2010
But Bough, primed with knowledge as to which are dummy rifle-pits and which are real, aided by acquaintance with the ground, and covered by that wuthering night of storm, has already pierced the lines.
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
The wind was sighing drowsily across the moors, while high on the rugged cairns on the hill-tops it was wuthering mournfully beneath the wan grey sky.
From Drolls From Shadowland by Pearce, J. H. (Joseph Henry)
This pair neither heard the long "wuthering" rush, nor saw the white burden it drifted.
From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte
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