Definitions
1.verbTo strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap.
2.verbTo aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise.
3.verbTo affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against."to buffet the billows"
4.verbTo deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
5.adjectiveBattered, especially by strong wind.