Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to buffet
Participle: buffeted
Gerund: buffeting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | buffet |
| you | buffet |
| he;she;it | buffets |
| we | buffet |
| you | buffet |
| they | buffet |
Perfect
| I | have buffeted |
| you | have buffeted |
| he;she;it | has buffeted |
| we | have buffeted |
| you | have buffeted |
| they | have buffeted |
Past
| I | buffeted |
| you | buffeted |
| he;she;it | buffeted |
| we | buffeted |
| you | buffeted |
| they | buffeted |
Pluperfect
| I | had buffeted |
| you | had buffeted |
| he;she;it | had buffeted |
| we | had buffeted |
| you | had buffeted |
| they | had buffeted |
Future
| I | will buffet |
| you | will buffet |
| he;she;it | will buffet |
| we | will buffet |
| you | will buffet |
| they | will buffet |
Future Perfect
| I | will have buffeted |
| you | will have buffeted |
| he;she;it | will have buffeted |
| we | will have buffeted |
| you | will have buffeted |
| they | will have buffeted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | buffet |
| you | buffet |
| he;she;it | buffet |
| we | buffet |
| you | buffet |
| they | buffet |
Perfect
| I | have buffeted |
| you | have buffeted |
| he;she;it | have buffeted |
| we | have buffeted |
| you | have buffeted |
| they | have buffeted |
Imperfect
| I | buffeted |
| you | buffeted |
| he;she;it | buffeted |
| we | buffeted |
| you | buffeted |
| they | buffeted |
Pluperfect
| I | had buffeted |
| you | had buffeted |
| he;she;it | had buffeted |
| we | had buffeted |
| you | had buffeted |
| they | had buffeted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would buffet |
| you | would buffet |
| he;she;it | would buffet |
| we | would buffet |
| you | would buffet |
| they | would buffet |
Perfect
| I | would have buffeted |
| you | would have buffeted |
| he;she;it | would have buffeted |
| we | would have buffeted |
| you | would have buffeted |
| they | would have buffeted |
Imperative
| you | buffet |
| we | Let's buffet |
| you | buffet |
Verbs conjugated like 'buffet'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'buffet'
buffer,
bouffe,
bucket,
budget,
buff,
buffle,
bullet,
suffer,
affect,
baff,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to administer a physical blow
- bang, baste, batter, beat, belabor, blow, boom-boom, butt, dab, dash, dowse, fetch one a blow, flap, give toco, hammer, hit, kick, knock, lunge, pat, patter, pelt, pink, poke, pound, pummel, punch, rap, slam, slap, strike, swap, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, whack, whip, yerk
- hit
- beat, batter, strike, flail, slap, flap, flutter, whip
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English buffeten, from Old French buffeter, from the noun (see above). See: Middle English '
buffeten'.
Verbs referencing "buffet"
Spanish
bofetear.
Sample Sentences
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[...] to the eternal rock, it was a numb, despairing grasp. Tom sat, like one stunned, at the fire. Suddenly everything around him seemed to fade, and a vision rose before him of one crowned with thorns, buffeted and bleeding. Tom gazed, in awe and wonder, at the majestic patience of the face; the deep, pathetic eyes thrilled him to his inmost heart; his soul woke, as, with floods of emotion, he stretched [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)