- present participle of pelt.
pelting
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A few weeks later in a town park, a woman began pelting my family with paper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
And about 2:25 p.m. as I passed Forest Lawn Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills on the 134 Freeway, tiny white balls began pelting my wildshield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
The weather had improved in the hour or so before kick-off but it's pelting down again now.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2024
Two years later, a shop selling musical instruments opened in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, her hometown, and An became a fixture there, pelting the owner with questions.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
A hand swoops in to grab mine, pulling me toward one of the giant spruces, and we get under just as hail starts pelting down.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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