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pelting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rain |
| Type of | chronological sequence, chronological succession, sequence, succession, successiveness |
| Derivation | pelt |
a pelting of insults.
Examples of pelting
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They stand on the front lawn, the rain pelting down on their heads and shoulders.
From the theatlantic.com
Additionally, there were about 60 incidents of stone pelting across the valley.
From the india.blogs.nytimes.com
When the sand wasn't pelting us, the view of the ocean and Morro Bay was amazing.
From the sfgate.com
Some suggested pelting rioters with paintballs so they could later be identified.
From the time.com
Fay could start pelting parts of the Keys and south Florida as soon as Monday.
From the toledoblade.com
They're now pelting each other with rolled up tube socks, according to 9News.
From the denverpost.com
It also brought fits of wind and pelting rain on its trek toward New England.
From the washingtontimes.com
In Solapur, incidents of stone pelting on state transport buses were also reported.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This prodigious pillow pelting was organized for young Chinese professionals.
From the edition.cnn.com
- Cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"
- Fur: the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
- Hide: body covering of a living animal
- Pepper: attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"
- Pour: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
- The Pelt is Doseone's first poetry book/CD combo. The CD contains excerpts of the book read aloud by Dose.
- (Pelts (Masters of Horror)) Pelts is the sixth episode of the second season of Masters of Horror based on a short story by F. Paul Wilson.
- The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it; The human skin; The body of any quarry killed by the hawk; To bombard, as with missiles; To rain or hail heavily; To throw out words; To beat or hit, especially repeatedly; ...
- (Pelts) Animal skin that still has the fur, hair or wool still attached to it is called Pelts. The advantage of using pelts for seat covers is that they do not shed, like other lesser fur seat covers.
