pelting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
   rain.
   
   • a rain of bullets
   • a pelting of insults
2. verb cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile
   bombard; pelt.
   
   • They pelted each other with snowballs
3. verb attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
   pelt; pepper.
   
   • pelt the speaker with questions
4. verb rain heavily
   rain cats and dogs; pelt; rain buckets; stream; pour.
   
   • Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!

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