verb
- to strike or hit repeatedly with small objects; to pelt
- to move or run hurriedly or at full speed
Usage: present participle of 'pelt'
Usage: informal; present participle of 'pelt'
adjective
- moving or falling rapidly and heavily, as rain or hail
Usage: descriptive use
Examples
- The children were peltering each other with snowballs in the yard.
- Rain was peltering against the windows during the storm.
- He came peltering down the stairs when he heard the news.
- Hail peltered the roof with a loud, rhythmic sound.
- The crowd peltered the stage with tomatoes to show their disapproval.
- She peltered across the field to catch the bus.