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pelted down

pelted down is the simple past and past participle of pelt down.

Meaning of pelt down

Verb

pelt down (third-person singular simple present pelts down, present participle pelting down, simple past and past participle pelted down)

  1. (intransitive) To rain heavily; to sleet, snow or hail heavily.

Questions about pelted down

What is pelted down the simple past and past participle of?
Pelted down is the simple past and past participle of pelt down.

Words near pelted down in the dictionary

  1. peltate
  2. peltated
  3. peltately
  4. peltatodigitate
  5. pelted
  6. pelted down
  7. Peltekian
  8. pelter
  9. peltered
  10. peltering
  11. pelters

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