Pelt, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pelted; p. pr. & vb. n.Pelting.] [OE. pelten, pulten, pilten, to thrust, throw, strike; cf. L. pultare, equiv. to pulsare (v. freq. fr. pellere to drive), and E. pulse a beating.] 1. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail.
The chidden billows seem to pelt the clouds. Shak.
2. To throw; to use as a missile.
My Phillis me with pelted apples plies. Dryden.