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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhf-uh-loh]
- /ˈbʌf əˌloʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [buhf-uh-loh]
- /ˈbʌf əˌloʊ/
Definitions of buffaloing word
- noun plural buffaloing any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo. 1
- noun plural buffaloing buffalo robe. 1
- noun plural buffaloing a buffalofish. 1
- noun plural buffaloing a shuffling tap-dance step. 1
- verb with object buffaloing to puzzle or baffle; confuse; mystify: He was buffaloed by the problem. 1
- verb with object buffaloing to impress or intimidate by a display of power, importance, etc.: The older boys buffaloed him. 1
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Origin of buffaloing
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45, Americanism; earlier bufalo < Portuguese (now bufaro) < Late Latin būfalus, variant of Latin būbalus bubal
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Parts of speech for Buffaloing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
buffaloing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
buffaloing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for buffaloing
verb buffaloing
- mystify — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- stump — the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- dumbfound — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- bewilder — If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.
- faze — to cause to be disturbed or disconcerted; daunt: The worst insults cannot faze him.
Antonyms for buffaloing
verb buffaloing
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
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