wuthering
pronunciation
How to pronounce wuthering in British English:
UK ['wʌðərɪŋ]
How to pronounce wuthering in American English:
US
Word Origin
- wuthering (adj.)
- "making a sullen roar" (as the wind does), Northern England dialectal variant of Scottish and dialectal whithering "rushing, whizzing, blustering," from a verb whither (late 14c.) which was used in reference to gusts of wind and coughing fits, from Old Norse *hviðra (related to Norwegian kvidra "to go quickly to and fro," Old English hwiþa "air, breeze"). Wuthering Heights is the name of Mr. Heathcliff's dwelling. 'Wuthering' being a significant provincial adjective, descriptive of the atmospheric tumult to which its station is exposed, in stormy weather. [Emily Brontë, "Wuthering Heights," 1847] Charlotte also used forms of the word in her novels.
Example
- 1. Wuthering heights was the goal of my proposed excursion .
- 2. On dual nature of heathcliffs personality in wuthering heights .
- 3. Some months later , edgar allows cathy to meet linton again ( but not at wuthering heights ) .
- 4. Three years later , ellen and cathy are on the moors when they meet heathcliff who takes them to wuthering heights to see linton and hareton .
- 5. Ellen walks to wuthering heights to see hindley but she meets hareton at the gate who has become coarse and foul-mouthed under heathcliff 's tutorage .