1pelt /ˈpɛlt/ verb
pelts; pelt·ed; pelt·ing 1 [+ obj] : to repeatedly hit (someone or something) with things thrown from a distance
▪ Rioters pelted the police. — often + with ▪ The boys pelted the building with rocks. 2 [+ obj] : to hit against (something) repeatedly
▪ Rain pelted the windowpanes. ▪ the pelting rain 3 always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] : to move very quickly
▪ The children came pelting down the street. ▪ We were pelting along.
▪ Rioters pelted the police. — often + with ▪ The boys pelted the building with rocks.
▪ Rain pelted the windowpanes. ▪ the pelting rain
▪ The children came pelting down the street. ▪ We were pelting along.
