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peltering

peltering is the present participle and gerund 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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Questions about peltering

What is peltering the present participle and gerund of?
Peltering is the present participle and gerund of pelter.

Words near peltering in the dictionary

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

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