pelt
/pɛlt/ verbe C2En français : bombarder, pleuvoir à verse
- To bombard (someone or something) with missiles. · The children are pelting each other with snowballs.· They pelted the attacking army with bullets.
- To force (someone or something) to move using blows or the throwing of missiles.
- Of a number of small objects (such as raindrops), or the sun's rays: to beat down or fall on (someone or something) in a shower.
- Chiefly followed by at: to (continuously) throw (missiles) at. · The children pelted apples at us.
- To assail (someone) with harsh words in speech or writing; to abuse, to insult.
- Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down. · It’s pelting down out there!
- To move rapidly, especially in or on a conveyance. · I pelted across to where my family was sitting.· The bus went pelting down the hill.
Pluriel pelt · He/she/it pelts · Prétérit pelted · Participe passé pelted · Forme en -ing pelting
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Dans la bibliothèque
SOME BOYS, playing near a pond, saw a number of Frogs in the water and began to pelt them with stones.
The Shepherds discovered him, and some threw sticks at him and pelted him with stones, while others, moved with compassion towards one about to die even though no one should hurt him, threw in some food to prolong his life.
Anne laughed and pelted Diana with the faded “June lilies” of her bouquet.
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