An act of pelting; a vigorous blow or stroke, as from a missile. Also figurative: a verbal assault, a jibe, a ‘dig’. Now chiefly Irish English.
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| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > [noun] > pelting with missiles (4) pelta1540 An act of pelting; a vigorous blow or stroke, as from a missile. Also figurative: a verbal assault, a jibe, a ‘dig’. Now chiefly Irish English. pelting1608 The action of pelt, v.1; beating with missiles; persistent striking or beating; an instance of this. paltinga1626 = pelting, n. peppering1814 The action of pepper, v.; an instance of this; sprinkling or treating with, or as with, pepper; pelting with shot, small missiles, etc. |
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