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wuthering [ˈwʌðərɪŋ]

adj Northern English dialect

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (of a wind) blowing strongly with a roaring sound

2. (Earth Sciences / 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]

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Brontë immortal literature love Wyler			It includes kitchen and parlour, generally; but I believe at Wuthering Heights the kitchen is forced to retreat altogether into another quarter: at least I distinguished a chatter of tongues, and a clatter of culinary utensils, deep within; and I observed no signs of roasting, boiling, or baking, about the huge fireplace; nor any glitter of copper saucepans and tin cullenders on the walls. Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context			Wuhu wulfenite Wulfila Wull wunderkind Wundt Wung-out Wuppertal Wurbagool wurley Wurlitzer Würm Wurmal Wurraluh wurst Württemberg wurtzite Wurzburg Würzburg wus wushu Wusih wuss Wust Wutai Shan wuthering Wutsin Wuxi WV WVS WWF WWI WWII WWW WY Wyandot Wyandots Wyandotte Wyandotte Cave Wyat Wyatt wych elm wych hazel wych hazel plant wych- wych-elm wych-hazel Wycherley Wyclif Wycliffe Wycliffite			Wüstenfuchs Wustite Wüstite Wustl Wusu Wusu City Wusuli Jiang Wusuli River WUSV WUT WUT WUTA Wutai Wutai Wutai Mountain Wutai Mountain Wutai Mountains Wutai Mountains Wutai Shan Wutai Shan Wutaishan Wutaishan Wutaishan National Park Wutaishan National Park Wutang WUTAP WUTB WUTC WUTCO Wute wuthering Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights Wuthering Heights WUTMI WUTN WUTP WUTS Wutsin Wutsin WUTSOP Wutungchiao WUU WUU2 WUU2ATM WUUC WUUF WUUG WUULF WUUT Wuv WUVCD WUVE WUVW WUW WUWA Wuwang Wuweizi

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