Past tense of pelt
regular verb
The past tense of pelt is pelted. The past participle is also pelted.
Forms of pelt
| Base form (V1) | pelt /pɛlt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | pelted |
| Past participle (V3) | pelted |
| Present participle | pelting |
| Third person singular | pelts |
Pelted in a sentence
- They pelted the attacking army with bullets.
- So he was pelted out of the coram populo, was he?1939 May 4, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake, London: Faber and Faber Limited, →OCLC; republished London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1960, →OCLC...
- When the cornerboys saw that no one was coming out, they pelted the dorm with rocks and broke windows.1988, Tim Spofford, Lynch Street: The May 1970 Slayings at Jackson State College, Kent, Ohio; London: The Kent State University Press…. From the entry cornerboy
- The Cyclopes awarded Zeus their weapons of thunder and lightning, and the Hecatoncheires pelted the Titans with boulders.1973, James Weigel, James L. Roberts, Mythology, CliffsNotes, page 50. From the entry Hecatoncheires
- He pelted straight on in his socks, beplastered with filth out of all semblance to a human being.1900, Joseph Conrad, chapter 25, in Lord Jim, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood, page 273. From the entry beplaster
Meaning of pelt
- noun The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
- noun The skin of an animal (especially a goat or sheep) with the hair or wool removed, often in preparation for tanning.
- noun The fur or hair of a living animal.
Questions about the past tense of pelt
- What is the past tense of pelt?
- The past tense of pelt is pelted.
- What is the past participle of pelt?
- The past participle of pelt is pelted.
- Is pelt a regular or irregular verb?
- Pelt is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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