pelting

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Pelting rain greeted us as we entered Kandy, once its own independent kingdom on the island until it fell victim to British colonial power in the early 19th century.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2019

"Pelting is nothing to their finding holes in one's coat," said the Rector.

From Middlemarch by Eliot, George

Pelting along at 20 knots in the darkness, her first intimation of the proximity of the crippled Calder was the hiss of steam from her boilers.

From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Pelting ice particles clattered resoundingly against the metal helmets: frozen moisture from the escaping air of Antrid.

From The Copper-Clad World by Vincent, Harl

Rushing through the forest, Pelting on the leaves, Drenching down the meadow With its standing sheaves; Robed in royal silver, Girt with jewels gay, With a gust of gladness You pass upon your way.

From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss