Pelt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pelted; p. pr. & vb. n. Pelting.]
1. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail.
The chidden billows seem to pelt the clouds. --Shak.
2. To throw; to use as a missile.
My Phillis me with pelted apples plies. --Dryden.
Pel·ting a. Mean; paltry. [Obs.]
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pelting
n : anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain
of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" [syn: rain]