tempest tost

/ˈtɛmpɪstˌtɔst/
adjective
  1. Thrown around or violently shaken by a storm; tossed by a tempest.
    • The tempest-tost trees lay scattered across the road after the hurricane.
    • After a night of fierce winds, the tempest-tost sailors were exhausted but alive.
    • The tempest-tost ship finally reached the safety of the harbor.
  2. Troubled or distressed by difficult circumstances; buffeted by life's hardships.
    • Her tempest-tost heart found peace at last in the quiet countryside.
    • The poem speaks of a tempest-tost wanderer searching for meaning.
    • The refugee family arrived as tempest-tost souls seeking a new home.
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