Wuther

//ˈwʌðə// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of whither. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    the sound of a wuthering wind.

    "I felt sure now that I was in the pensionnat—sure by the beating rain on the easement; sure by the ‘wuther’ of wind amongst trees, denoting a garden outside; sure by the chill, the whiteness, the solitude, amidst which I lay."

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative form of whither. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    of a wind: to blow with a dull roaring, such as among trees

Synonyms

All synonyms
whither

Example

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"I felt sure now that I was in the pensionnat—sure by the beating rain on the easement; sure by the ‘wuther’ of wind amongst trees, denoting a garden outside; sure by the chill, the whiteness, the solitude, amidst which I lay."

Etymology

A variant of whither.

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