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pelting


Meanings
  • The act of pelting something or someone with objects.

    - "A group of children pelting their teacher with erasers."
    - "The rioters pelting the police station with stones."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with pelting
pellet , javelin , pelican , peltast , pellicle
Homophones
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  1. pelting, pelted, peltable


Variants
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pelting , pelt , pelted , pelts , pelter , pelters
Forms
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The verb 'to pellet' can be conjugated in various forms, such as 'pellets', 'pelleted', 'pelleting', 'pelletable', etc.


Etymology
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From the Old English word 'pel' meaning 'to throw, strike, or hit' and the Old English word 'tungol' meaning 'a stone, pebble, or pellet'.


Related Concepts
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  1. Stoning: Stoning is a method of capital punishment by throwing stones at a person until they die. It is considered a form of pelting, as both involve the act of throwing objects at something or someone.


Culture
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In various cultures, pelting has been used in different ways. For example, in some Native American cultures, children were initiated into adulthood by being pelleted with corn kernels. Similarly, in some African cultures, newlyweds were pelleted with grain or other small objects to symbolize fertility and abundance.

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