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- DictionaryWuth·er·ing/ˈwəT͟HəriNG/
adjective
- 1. (of weather) characterized by strong winds: Northern English "it's a wuthering day on the moors today"
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.
Wuthering definition: (of a wind) blowing strongly with a roaring sound. See examples of WUTHERING used in a sentence.
The meaning of WUTHER is to blow with a dull roaring sound.
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]
Under ‘wuthering’, the Oxford English Dictionary offers the alternative ‘whithering’, defining the adjective as ‘rushing, whizzing, etc.; also, very large or vigorous’. ‘Whithering’ (sometimes ‘withering’) seems to have been more prevalent in print until Brontë’s novel came along in 1847.
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.
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.