pelted
verb (past of 'pelt') as in strong fondness
Word Combinations
Example:The old man was pelted with water balloons during the town’s annual festival.
Definition:hit or covered with something thrown or scattered in quick succession
Example:The protesters pelted the police with eggs, causing chaos in the city streets.
Definition:hit with something thrown in quick succession
Example:The desert village was pelted by sand as a sandstorm approached.
Definition:showered with something scattered or thrown in quick succession
Example:The runners were pelted with rain as they ran through the muddy course.
Definition:covered with rain falling in quick succession
Example:The children were pelted with snow as they played in the park.
Definition:covered with snow falling in quick succession
Example:Farmers had to pelted with hail, damaging their crops and causing significant losses.
Definition:covered with hail falling in quick succession
Example:The speaker was pelted with questions from the audience after the presentation.
Definition:flooded or bombarded with questions asked in quick succession
Example:The school was pelted with stones by a group of youths afterward.
Definition:hit or covered with stones thrown in quick succession
Example:Hikers could hear rocks pelted at the foot of the mountain as climbers below engaged in sport.
Definition:hit or covered with rocks thrown in quick succession
Example:The players had to pelted with spheres in a game of bean bag toss.
Definition:hit or covered with spheres launched in quick succession
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