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pelting

noun as in hail

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It got so cold that the wind-driven rain turned to hail and started pelting her from behind, stinging her neck and ears.

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Fans began pelting the ring with garbage as Hogan announced the formation of the New World Order.

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Police officials said force was used only after a group of agitators began pelting officers with bottles, fireworks and other objects.

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Walker Buehler pelting the pinstripes with precision pitches in the ninth inning of Game 5 to secure the championship for the Dodgers.

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Mr Wong was among thousands who held a 15-hour siege of police headquarters in the Wan Chai district, pelting the building with eggs and spraying graffiti on its walls, in June that year.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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