Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make a sullen roar, as the wind.
- noun A low roaring or rustling, as of the wind.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive, archaic, dialectal To make a
rushing sound; towhizz . - verb intransitive, archaic, dialectal To
shake vigorously.
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Examples
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I felt sure now that I was in the pensionnat -- sure by the beating rain on the casement; sure by the "wuther" of wind amongst trees, denoting a garden outside; sure by the chill, the whiteness, the solitude, amidst which I lay.
Villette Charlotte Bront�� 1835
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I felt sure now that I was in the pensionnat — sure by the beating rain on the casement; sure by the “wuther” of wind amongst trees, denoting a garden outside; sure by the chill, the whiteness, the solitude, amidst which I lay.
Villette 2003
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"Well, I dunno," said Grandpa Walker, facetiously, balancing a good-sized morsel of food carefully on the blade of his knife, "that depen's on wuther ye're willin 'to take pot-luck with us or not."
The Flag Homer Greene 1896
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