- present participle of pelt.
pelting
Example Sentences
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A man’s voice cut through the rain pelting the pitch-black Caribbean Sea, just audible between two boats tossed around by 10-foot waves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
With his next pitch, Vásquez fired it even more inside, pelting Ohtani’s right thigh with a 94 mph fastball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
The weather had improved in the hour or so before kick-off but it's pelting down again now.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2024
Two years later, a shop selling musical instruments opened in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, her hometown, and An became a fixture there, pelting the owner with questions.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
Raindrops the size of marbles came pelting out of the sky.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
