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to pelt
01
to vigorously and continuously throw objects, often with force or intensity
Transitive: to pelt sb/sth with sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
pelt
3rd person singular
pelts
Present participle
pelting
Past simple
pelted
Past participle
pelted
Examples
The protesters pelted the police with stones during the demonstration.
02
to move swiftly and with great speed, often in a hasty or urgent manner
Intransitive: to pelt somewhere
Examples
Startled by the sudden noise, the rabbit pelted across the field and into the safety of its burrow.
03
(of rain, snow, or hail) to descend rapidly and forcefully
Transitive: to pelt sth
Examples
Caught in a sudden hailstorm, golf ball-sized hailstones pelted the cars in the parking lot.
Pelt
01
the skin of an animal with the fur, wool, or hair still covering it
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
pelts
Examples
The hunter proudly displayed the pelt of the wolf he had captured, its thick fur a testament to its strength and resilience.
02
an animal's natural covering of fur, wool, or hair
Examples
The tiger 's pelt is striped and dense.
Lexical Tree
pelter
pelting
pelt
