pelt
verb (used with object)
to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.
has been pelting
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present perfect progressiveof pelt (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The powerful storm that has been pelting Northern California with rain and snow arrived Thursday in the Southland, where wet, wintery weather is likely to linger well into the holiday weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
The powerful storm that has been pelting Northern California with rain and snow arrived Thursday in the Southland, where wet, wintry weather is likely to linger well into the holiday weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
So Karswell has been pelting me with letters ever since.
From Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories by M. R. (Montague Rhodes) James
