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peltered

peltered is the simple past and past participle of pelter.

Meaning of pelter

Verb

pelter (third-person singular simple present pelters, present participle peltering, simple past and past participle peltered)

  1. (dialectal, nonstandard) To pelt.
    • A person is "peltered" when he is subjected to a shower of stones, a shower of hail-stones, or a shower of anything. "Naay, gi'e ower peltering — one at a time! that's enew."1862, C. Clough Robinson, The Dialect of Leeds and Its Neighbourhood, page 383

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What is peltered the simple past and past participle of?
Peltered is the simple past and past participle of pelter.

Words near peltered in the dictionary

  1. peltatodigitate
  2. pelted
  3. pelted down
  4. Peltekian
  5. pelter
  6. peltered
  7. peltering
  8. pelters
  9. peltest
  10. pelteth
  11. peltidia

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