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Pelting

🔄 Synonyms of "Pelting"

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Word	Definition
rainnoun	(meteorology) Condensed water falling from a cloud.

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Word	Definition
rainverb	(impersonal, meteorology) To have rain fall from the sky.
hurlingnoun	The act by which something is hurled or thrown.
throwingnoun	The act by which something is thrown.
strikingnoun	Making a strong impression.
hailverb	(meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
pitiless	Having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.
poundingverb	An act in which something or someone is pounded.
brickingnoun	(law) A type of return fraud in which a working electronic item is purchased, then deliberately damaged or stripped of valuable components in order to render it unusable, and then returned to the merchant for a refund as a profit.
batteringnoun	A heavy beating.
eggingverb	The act of pelting with eggs.
pummellingnoun	A beating.
pummelingnoun	A beating.
brickbattingnoun	(figurative) The act of assailing with (sharp) criticism.
bottlingnoun	The act of pelting (a musical act on stage, etc.) with bottles as a sign of disapproval.
lambastingverb	A harsh reprimand.
blastmentnoun	(archaic) A sudden strike or injury; a pernicious thing.
flingingverb	The act by which something is flung.
hittingverb	A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
hurtlingverb	The act of something being hurtled or thrown.
hammeringnoun	(slang) A heavy defeat.