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- Dictionarywuthering/ˈwʌðərɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of weather) characterized by strong winds: Northern English "it's a wuthering day on the moors today"
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used to describe a wind that is blowing very strongly or a place where the wind blows strongly: The wuthering wind of the moors sent a chill down my spine. Fewer examples. "Wuthering" or "whithering" comes from the Old Norse and means roaring like the wind on a stormy day.
used to describe a wind that is blowing very strongly or a place where the wind blows strongly: The wuthering wind of the moors sent a chill down my spine. Fewer examples. "Wuthering" or "whithering" comes from the Old Norse and means roaring like the wind on a stormy day.
The meaning of WUTHER is to blow with a dull roaring sound.
Wuthering definition: (of a wind) blowing strongly with a roaring sound. See examples of WUTHERING used in a sentence.
1. (of a wind) blowing strongly with a roaring sound. 2. (of a place) characterized by such a sound. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. variant of whitherin, from whither blow, from Old Norse hvithra; related to hvitha squall of wind, Old English hweothu wind.
( ˈwʌðərɪŋ) adj. 1. (Physical Geography) (of a wind) blowing strongly with a roaring sound. 2. (Physical Geography) (of a place) characterized by such a sound. [variant of whitherin, from whither blow, from Old Norse hvithra; related to hvitha squall of wind, Old English hweothu wind]
‘Wuthering’ being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed, in stormy weather. But where did ‘wuthering’ come from? Under ‘wuthering’, the Oxford English Dictionary offers the alternative ‘whithering’, defining the adjective as ‘rushing, whizzing, etc.; also ...
wuthering/ˈwʌðərɪŋ/adjNorthern Englishdialect. (of a wind) blowing strongly with a roaring sound. (of a place) characterized by such a sound. Etymology: variant of whitherin, from whither blow, from Old Norse hvithra; related to hvitha squall of wind, Old English hweothu wind.
Jul 28, 2023 · wuthering. present participle and gerund of wuther. Categories: English non-lemma forms. English verb forms.
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