1. falling heavily and forcefully
Usage: used to describe rain

1. striking repeatedly with thrown objects
Usage: present participle of ‘pelt’
2. falling heavily and rapidly
Usage: used of rain or hail

1. the action of throwing objects at someone or something

Examples

• The angry crowd was pelting the building with rocks.
• Rain was pelting against the windows all night.
• We got caught in pelting rain without umbrellas.
• The hail was pelting the roof so hard we couldn’t sleep.
• Children were pelting each other with snowballs.
• The pelting of the protesters with eggs was caught on camera.
• She ran through the pelting downpour to reach her car.