pelt
verb (used with object)
to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.
has pelted
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present perfectof pelt (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Asteroid explosion Over the past year, the space probe Hayabusa2 has pelted the asteroid Ryugu with bouncing probes, fired a bullet at it, and taken a bite out of it — all for science.
From Nature ● Apr. 9, 2019
For the past year, Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 has pelted the asteroid Ryugu with bouncing probes, shot a bullet at it and taken a bite from it — all for science.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2019
It has pelted the slopes of the Rockies, and has already affected Scandinavia and much of industrialized Western Europe and Japan.
From Time Magazine Archive
When we recovered, it was suddenly, like as a flower lifts up its head after a refreshing shower that has pelted it to the ground.
From Richard of Jamestown : a Story of the Virginia Colony by James Otis
