Pelting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Pelting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of pelt.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of pelt.
More Meanings
- The act by which somebody or something is pelted.
- (obsolete) mean; paltry
Example Sentences
I pray you, let us see you in the field; We have had pelting wars since you refused The Grecians' cause.
Could great men thunder As Ioue himſelfe do's, Ioue vvould neuer be quiet For euery pelting petty Officer VVould vſe his heauen for thunder; Nothing but thunder: […]
[…] the rain began to pour down in torrents, and we exposed our persons to the peltings of the shower rather than have our few books and remaining dry clothes injured.
Word Forms
- peltings
Synonyms for pelting
Depending on context, synonyms include rain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rain, hurling, throwing, striking, hail, pitiless.
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