pelter

Plural: pelters

Noun

• a heavy rain
• a thrower of missiles
  • "the police were too busy to chase the pelters"
• One who pelts.
• A pelting; a shower of missiles, rain, anger, etc.
• A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.

Verb

Verb Forms: peltered, peltering, pelters

• To strike or throw repeatedly; to pelt.
• To pelt.

Examples

• His opponent began to PELTER him with valid but low-scoring words.

Synonyms

cloudburst, deluge, downpour, soaker, torrent, waterspout

Anagrams of pelter