pelt
verb (used with object)
to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.
was pelting
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past progressiveof pelt.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The officers, members of the Bay Area Rapid Transit police department, had been called there by a man who said the woman was pelting him with sunflower seeds.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
The rain was pelting Espinoza in the face so hard that it was difficult for him to see.
From Washington Post ● May 16, 2015
Correction Appended AN October rain was pelting down on the overgrown and under-loved slice of the Village formally known as St. Vincent’s Triangle Park.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2011
It was pelting down with rain and we were all drenched but soldiered on.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2011
Well, it was cold, the rain was pelting the windows, the wind was howling, and it felt pretty good to be indoors.
From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe
