pelt
verb (used with object)
to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.
is pelting
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present progressiveof pelt (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The wind is still blowing a gale and the rain is pelting down from the heavens.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2020
By 2019, when the new No1 Court roof is finished, roughly two-thirds of spectators will be able to watch live play, even on days when the rain is pelting down .
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2017
The rest of leave disappears, and in no time, Grandfather is pelting me with advice as we roll toward Blackcliff in his ebony carriage.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
All behind is dark and stormy; the wind is howling, the forests are groaning, the rain is pelting upon the hills.
From Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon by Sir Samuel White Baker
The one great amusement is pelting a black hat, the glossier the better.
From Rome in 1860 by Edward Dicey
