āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to pelt
01
āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to vigorously and continuously throw objects, often with force or intensity
Transitive: to pelt sb/sth with sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Angry fans pelted the opposing team's bus with eggs after the defeat.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇ āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¤āĻžā§āĻžāĻ¤āĻžā§āĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻž
to move swiftly and with great speed, often in a hasty or urgent manner
Intransitive: to pelt somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Hearing the call for help, the rescuers pelted towards the scene of the accident.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
(of rain, snow, or hail) to descend rapidly and forcefully
Transitive: to pelt sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As the blizzard hit, snowflakes pelted against the windows, creating a whiteout.
āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻˇāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
01
āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ˛ā§āĻŽ
the skin of an animal with the fur, wool, or hair still covering it
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Fur traders sought high-quality pelts of beavers and otters to supply the lucrative fur trade in the 19th century.
āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ°āĻž ā§§ā§¯āĻļ āĻļāĻ¤āĻžāĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°āĻžāĻš āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ-āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻ˛ā§āĻŽ, āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
an animal's natural covering of fur, wool, or hair
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A lion 's pelt protects it from harsh weather.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻšā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
pelter
pelting
pelt
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
