pelt

[pelt] / pɛlt /

NOUN

animal fur

Synonyms

STRONGEST

wool

STRONG

coat epidermis fell hair hide jacket skin slough

VERB

beat; throw hard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assail batter bombard hurl pepper pummel shower

STRONG

belabor belt career cast charge dash hammer knock lapidate pound pour rain rush shoot sling speed stone strike swat tear thrash wallop

Antonyms

STRONG

lose slow tap

Example Sentences

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A hand swoops in to grab mine, pulling me toward one of the giant spruces, and we get under just as hail starts pelting down.

From Literature

Alas, Mr. Powell and his colleagues overcame their hesitation this time and we all got pelted with dots.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wolf ignored her and turned back to Tall Tailless, who was trying to tug off his pelt.

From Literature

Before he can answer, a raindrop pelts my forehead.

From Literature

I hardly felt the rain as it pelted down on me, covering the road and the rock walls on each side.

From Literature