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

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

This pair neither heard the long "wuthering" rush, nor saw the white burden it drifted.

From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte

It was pouring down in torrents and the wind was "wuthering" round the corners and in the chimneys of the huge old house.

From The Secret Garden by Burnett, Frances Hodgson