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buffets

The correct spelling is buffets.

How to pronounce buffets

verb

Say it like: Buf-fet-s

The correct spelling is buffets. To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap. For example: "to buffet the billows"

Usage Examples

to buffet the billows

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap.
  2. 2.To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise.
  3. 3.To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
  4. 4.To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.

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