pelt
verb (used with object)
to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.
pelts
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present tense formof pelt (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The Chargers are making their season debut at SoFi Stadium, and they already have two big pelts to hang on the wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2025
Beavers were hunted to extinction in Britain 400 years ago for their meat, furry water-resistant pelts and a substance they secrete called castoreum - used in food, medicine and perfume.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
While there's little direct evidence of such garments, there is indirect evidence in the form of bone needles and the bones of fur-bearers whose pelts were used in the garments.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
Human hunting of wildcats—for pelts and because they were seen as vermin—in Great Britain in medieval times eventually drove the animals up into the remote highlands of Scotland.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 6, 2023
So he pelts Dumbledore with owls every morning, askin’ fer advice.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
