pelting
verb
- 1
To bombard, as with missiles.
“They pelted the attacking army with bullets.”
- 2
To throw; to use as a missile.
“The children pelted apples at us.”
- 3
To rain or hail heavily.
“It's pelting down out there!”
- 4
To beat or hit, especially repeatedly.
- 5
To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance.
- 6
To throw out words.
noun
- 1
The act by which somebody or something is pelted.
adjective
- 1
Mean; paltry
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