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pelt

noun verb

body covering of a living animal

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
P
Ends with
T
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
6
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pɛlt

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. body covering of a living animal

noun

  1. the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

verb

  1. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

    “pelt the speaker with questions”

verb

  1. cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile

    “They pelted each other with snowballs”

verb

  1. rain heavily

    “Put on your rain coat — it's pouring outside!”

In context

Example Sentences

pelt the speaker with questions
They pelted each other with snowballs
Put on your rain coat — it's pouring outside!

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