Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pelting

/pˈɛltɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: pelt-ing
IPA: /pˈɛltɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pelt

noun

The act by which somebody or something is pelted.

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] the rain began to pour down in torrents, and we exposed our persons to the peltings of the shower rather than have our few books and remaining dry clothes injured."
"I pray you, let us see you in the field; We have had pelting wars since you refused The Grecians' cause."
"Could great men thunder As Ioue himſelfe do's, Ioue vvould neuer be quiet For euery pelting petty Officer VVould vſe his heauen for thunder; Nothing but thunder: […]"

Etymology

Related to paltry.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

peltings (plural) more pelting (comparative) most pelting (superlative)

Synonyms

rain

Rhymes With

melting smelting belting elting

Questions

How do you pronounce pelting?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛltɪŋ/.
What does pelting mean?: present participle and gerund of pelt
Where does pelting come from?: Related to paltry.

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