wuthering
adjective Northern English uk/ˈwʌð.ər.ɪŋ/ us/ˈwʌð.ər.ɪŋ/
(风的)呼啸声,咆哮声
used to describe a wind that is blowing very strongly or a place where the wind blows strongly
the place that inspired the classic novel Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë 启发艾米丽·勃朗特写下经典小说《唿啸山庄》的地方
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- "Wuthering" or "whithering" comes from the Old Norse and means roaring like the wind on a stormy day.
- "Wuthering" - meaning quite literally "windy" or "blustery"- sets the scene for the volatile, often-stormy-passionate relationships in the novel.
- You never heard "wuthering" outside the title of the book.