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Definitions for Pelting

[1] paltry; petty; mean.
[2] to attack or assail with repeated blows or with missiles.
[3] to throw (missiles).
[4] to drive by blows or missiles: The child pelted the cows home from the fields.
[5] to assail vigorously with words, questions, etc.
[6] to beat or rush against with repeated forceful blows: The wind and rain pelted the roofs and walls of the houses for four days.
[7] to strike blows; beat with force or violence.
[8] to throw missiles.
[9] to hurry.
[10] to beat or pound unrelentingly: The wind, rain, and snow pelted against the castle walls.
[11] to cast abuse.
[12] the act of pelting.
[13] a vigorous stroke; whack.
[14] a blow with something thrown.
[15] speed.
[16] an unrelenting or repeated beating, as of rain or wind.
[17] (tr) to throw (missiles) at (a person)
[18] (tr) to hurl (insults) at (a person)
[19] (intr; foll by along, over, etc ) to move rapidly; hurry
[20] (intr often foll by down ) to rain heavily
[21] a blow
[22] speed (esp in the phrase at full pelt )
[23] the skin of a fur-bearing animal, such as a mink, esp when it has been removed from the carcass
[24] the hide of an animal, stripped of hair and ready for tanning

Words related to Pelting

bombard, pummel, shower, batter, hurl, assail, pepper, pound, belabor, hammer, career, belt, speed, swat, charge, strike, dash, sling, rush, rain

Words nearby Pelting

peltation, pelter, peltier effect, peltier element, peltier heat, pelting, pelton wheel, peltry, pelvi-, pelvic, pelvic arch

Origin of Pelting

1First recorded in 1490–1500; origin uncertain

Other words from Pelting

pelt·ing·ly , adverb
un·pelt·ed , adjective

Word origin for Pelting

C15: perhaps back formation from peltry

Synonyms for Pelting

assail, batter, bombard, hurl, pepper, pummel, shower, belabor, belt, career, cast, charge, dash, hammer, knock, lapidate, pound, pour, rain, rush, shoot, sling, speed, stone, strike, swat, tear, thrash, wallop