pelted

Meanings

• Verb

  Thrown or bombarded with objects, typically rain, hail, or pellets.

  - "The farmers were pelted with hail during the storm."
  - "The children were pelted with snowballs at the playground."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with pelted
pellet , fetter , better , setter , wetter

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Variants

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pelt , pelted , pelting , pelts , pelter , pelters

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to strike' or 'to beat'. Derived from Old English peltan, pelten, meaning 'to strike, beat, or pelt'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'pelted' is also used in the fishing industry to refer to the skin of an animal, especially a fur-bearing animal.

2. In the sport of curling, a stone that is heavily struck with a broom is said to be 'pelted'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Hailstorm: A severe weather phenomenon characterized by the falling of hail, usually in large quantities.

2. Snowball fight: A playful activity where participants throw snowballs at each other.

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Culture

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In literature, 'pelted' is often used to describe a character being attacked or ridiculed. In art, there are paintings depicting the effect of pelting rain or hail.

How to Memorize "pelted"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a rainstorm pelting the ground with raindrops. Visualize the sound of the rain hitting the ground and the sensation of being wet.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'pelted' with the feeling of being attacked or bombarded. Think of a scene where someone is being pelted with something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Pelted P' to help remember the meaning of the word. P stands for Pelting, and the 't' sound is present in the word 'pelted'.

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