Associations to the word «Pelting»

Wiktionary

PELTING, verb. Present participle of pelt
PELTING, adjective. (obsolete) mean; paltry
PELTING, noun. The act by which somebody or something is pelted.

Dictionary definition

PELTING, noun. Anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults".

Wise words

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