as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
gave the dog a sharp pelt on the nose with her rolled up newspaper
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as in fur
the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value
caught beavers and sold the pelts to fur traders
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as in to scurry
to proceed or move quickly
pelted away when the cops arrived
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2
as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
pelted snowballs at each other while waiting for the bus
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as in to hide
to strike repeatedly
pelted the other kids with pebbles
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Recent Examples of pelt
Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
So might be perishables like beaver pelts, cigarettes or bread.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 24 Aug. 2025
Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Gitschlag, like the racers and many of the spectators, was pelted mercilously as squirt guns and water balloons created a crossfire across Campau.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The fun, fluffy accessory was decidedly retro, conjuring the kind of brightly colored dyed pelt bags sold by Blumarine or Juicy Couture in the 1990s.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
So might be perishables like beaver pelts, cigarettes or bread.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Gallagher brothers have spent the better part of the past 15 years pelting each other with insults.
—Alex Edelman, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Gitschlag, like the racers and many of the spectators, was pelted mercilously as squirt guns and water balloons created a crossfire across Campau.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelt
Verb
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Normally, the hours and days before the prospect of a shutdown on Capitol Hill are filled with scenes of lawmakers and aides scurrying about to negotiate possible settlements.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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After scurrying through passengers, the scared kitten ended up in the arms of New York native Betsaida Mercado, who picked up the feline and took her home.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lawrence threw a long pass that went off the hands of Jaguars receiver Tim Patrick, then deflected off Chiefs defensive back Trent McDuffie.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Pinned inside their own 20-yard line, Lawrence threw a short pass intended for receiver Parker Washington.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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In addition to being faster and scalable, fiber doesn’t hide metals worth extracting and reselling.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Turns out, Kelce was hiding more than just nerves.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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As the pair of drivers raced hard, even making contact on the last lap, the incident allowed Elliott to overtake them in no time.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Body camera footage from the incident, shared by police, showed Fayles racing over to the vehicle and using a long rod to break the car’s window.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Jupiter’s gravitational pull also hurls enormous rocks around within the asteroid belt.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Mullen was 29-6 before Marco Wilson hurled a cleat and 5-9 after it.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In fact, the mischievous pup led his owner directly to the scene of the crime by licking his lips constantly, which seemed awfully curious.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bear 856 is also a large, male brown bear, who is easily identifiable to park rangers due to the animal's unusual habit of licking his lips — a behavior not typically observed in brown bears.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Yet after a shaky start to the season, Lawrence responded to the Chiefs star emphatically, connecting with Parker Washington on a three-yard TD toss and a rushing touchdown of his own to even the contest in the third.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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The company had just posted record third-quarter sales driven by buyers rushing to complete purchases before the credit expired.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Maddie—baggy hoodies tossed over an array of old tattoos, clearly carrying a heavy amount of life for her 28 years—gradually attempts to fill her daughter in on her own youth, treading a tightrope between honesty and delicacy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Carelessness and accidents happen, however, so take some time with each season to go through items and toss anything that’s faded, shattered, or stopped working.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Pelt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelt. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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