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pelt down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
pelt -down
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rain heavily; to sleet, snow or hail heavily.

Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

pelts down (present, singular) pelting down (participle, present) pelted down (participle, past) pelted down (past)

Synonyms

bucket down chuck it down lash down pelt piss down pour pour down rain cats and dogs stream teem whip down

Questions

What does pelt down mean?
To rain heavily; to sleet, snow or hail heavily.

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