pelt
Third Person
pelts
Present Participle
pelting
Past Tense
pelted
Past Participle
pelted
1
to vigorously and continuously throw objects, often with force or intensity
transitive
- The protesters pelted the police with stones during the demonstration.
- Angry fans pelted the opposing team's bus with eggs after the defeat.
- Kids playfully pelted each other with snowballs during the winter recess.
- The angry mob pelted the suspect with accusations and insults.
- In the heat of the battle, soldiers were pelted with arrows from the enemy archers.
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2
to move swiftly and with great speed, often in a hasty or urgent manner
- Startled by the sudden noise, the rabbit pelted across the field and into the safety of its burrow.
- Hearing the call for help, the rescuers pelted towards the scene of the accident.
- The children, excited to join the game, pelted across the playground.
- Catching sight of the approaching vehicle, the cat pelted across the road to safety.
- The frightened deer pelted through the woods, leaping over fallen branches in its escape.
3
(of rain, snow, or hail) to descend rapidly and forcefully
transitive
- Caught in a sudden hailstorm, golf ball-sized hailstones pelted the cars in the parking lot.
- As the blizzard hit, snowflakes pelted against the windows, creating a whiteout.
- Dark clouds gathered, and a torrential downpour ensued, with rain pelting the rooftop.
- The tropical storm arrived, and sheets of rain pelted the coastal town for hours.
- The hailstorm was so severe that it pelted the crops, causing extensive damage to the harvest.
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