PELTING Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word pelting. (close relations)
Definition of PELTING
Best Alternative Words for PELTING
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battering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of subjecting to strong attack | ||||||||
pouring | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • flowing profusely | ||||||||
raining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • falling in drops or as if falling like rain | ||||||||
barraging | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • To direct a barrage at. | ||||||||
bombarding | verbv | |||||||
noun • a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family verb • cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile • throw bombs at or attack with bombs • address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage • direct high energy particles or radiation against | ||||||||
peppering | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam • any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers • pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground • sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum verb • add pepper to • attack and bombard with or as if with missiles | ||||||||
pummeling | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly. noun • A beating. | ||||||||
showering | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you • someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see • washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle • a brief period of precipitation • a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower • a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person verb • expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns • spray or sprinkle with • take a shower; wash one's body in the shower • rain abundantly • provide abundantly with | ||||||||
bombard | verbv | |||||||
noun • a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family verb • cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile • throw bombs at or attack with bombs • address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage • direct high energy particles or radiation against | ||||||||
fur | nounn | |||||||
noun • the dressed hairy coat of a mammal • dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) • a garment made of animal pelts or synthetic fur | ||||||||
hide | verbv | |||||||
noun • the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) • body covering of a living animal verb • prevent from being seen or discovered • be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety • cover as if with a shroud • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
pepper | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam • any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers • pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground • sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum verb • add pepper to • attack and bombard with or as if with missiles | ||||||||
pour | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to run • move in large numbers • pour out gradually, so as to separate out sediment • flow in a spurt • supply in large amounts or quantities • rain heavily | ||||||||
skin | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch • an outer surface (usually thin) • body covering of a living animal • a person's skin regarded as their life • a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; some engage in white supremacist and anti-immigrant activities and this leads to the perception that all skinheads are racist and violent • a person whose head is bald or shaved • the rind of a fruit or vegetable • a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal verb • climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling • bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of • remove the bark of a tree • remove the skin from | ||||||||
stream | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth • dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas • the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression • something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously • a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) verb • to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind • exude profusely • move in large numbers • rain heavily • flow freely and abundantly | ||||||||
rain buckets | nounn | |||||||
verb • rain heavily | ||||||||
rain cats and dogs | ||||||||
verb • rain heavily |