pelting
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pelting¹
verb
- present participle and gerund of pelt
noun peltings
- The act by which somebody or something is pelted. […] the rain began to pour down in torrents, and we exposed our persons to the peltings of the shower rather than have our few books and remaining dry clothes injured.
pelting²
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Related to paltry.
adjective more pelting · most pelting
- mean; paltry I pray you, let us see you in the field; We have had pelting wars since you refused The Grecians' cause.
Talk about this word "pelting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pelting. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pelting. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pelting "pelting." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pelting.
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@misc{pelting_2026,
title = {pelting},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pelting},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
