buffeted
verb
Definitions
To strike with a buffet; to cuff; to slap.
To aggressively challenge, denounce, or criticise.
To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive with or contend against.
Example: to buffet the billows
To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling the clapper.
adjective
Definitions
Battered, especially by strong wind.