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as in scurrying
to proceed or move quickly
pelted away when the cops arrived
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as in throwing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus
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as in pounding
to strike repeatedly
pelted the other kids with pebbles
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Recent Examples of pelting
Michael Biesecker, Twin Cities, 8 Jan. 2026
The Pittsburgh Penguins were on their toes and circling, pelting goaltender Jet Greaves with puck after puck.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Broncos fans were pelting Raiders players with snowballs – some with batters in them.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The footage showed that without responding, an officer smashed Hoskins’ passenger-side window, pelting him with shards of glass.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
First Amendment groups have accused federal authorities of carrying out excessive tactics, including pelting protesters and the media with tear gas and pepper balls.
—Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
One table is pelting fries at other customers.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
Further north, footage filmed by a resident showed ferocious gusts of wind pelting tall trees in the Batanes province.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
Rain starts pelting down, and everyone rushes to pull rain covers over packs and stuff sticky arms in rain jackets.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
By Thursday, a few dozen people had gathered on the one-way street where Good was killed, blocking the roadway with steel drums filled with burning wood for warmth to ward of a pelting freezing rain.
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This is a heavenly take on hot chocolate, using dark chocolate and whipping cream.—
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That amount is about 1.4 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream, the study said.—
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If seeing one scurrying through your living room sends you scrambling for a quick remedy, your instincts are on track.—
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Investigators are now once again searching for the person who was seen dressed in all black and scurrying down a street in the Rhode Island capital around the time of the shooting in video released to the public on Saturday night.—
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After throwing for just 241 total yards in wins over Texas A&M and Ohio State to start Miami’s postseason journey, Beck completed 23 of 37 passes for 268 yards and two touchdowns with one interception and had the game-clinching rushing touchdown.—
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This happened after a number of protesters began throwing snowballs at federal vehicles on the scene.—
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Russia has been pounding Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with drones and missiles in recent weeks, a tactic used in previous winters.—
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But those massive events aren’t the only way for fans to experience the heart-pounding thrills and sense of community that only live sports can deliver.—
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As the trailer promises, those threats — whether of the high-flying, head-smashing, fiery, toothy or mysterious variety — will leave audiences on the edge of their seats, and holding onto their butts.—
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Most of the smashing is done by Tamburlaine, a Scythian shepherd by birth, who rises to the peaks of power, lays waste to one kingdom after another, and has the temerity, at the climax of Part 1, not to die.—
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But one weekend in November, people who would typically be hurrying by, staring down at their phones, stopped.—
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Butler began hurrying Boise State and pushing up the tempo, which allowed the Broncos to score off several backdoor cuts and slip screens for big dunks and layups at the rim.—
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On a recent morning in midtown Manhattan, Spike Lee blows on an imaginary pair of dice before hurling them to the ground.—
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As both sides scream at each other, a female customer is seen hurling a fallen burger at one of the employees, the outlet reported.—
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Other photos showed Owen proudly licking the faces of his owners and getting some hugs and pats from the reality star, her husband and children.—
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The Chocolate Brownie Batter flavor was my first try, mostly because any brand that claims something tastes like licking brownie batter off the spoon must be challenged.—
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“Pelting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelting. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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