pelt down

B2 informal inseparable intransitive

In simple words

to rain really hard

Literal meaning: to strike downward hard and repeatedly

Meanings

1 B2 idiomatic informal

common

to rain very heavily and forcefully

"It was pelting down, so we ran into the nearest café."

Grammar: inseparable

Usage notes

Mainly British and informal. Almost always used about rain.

rain outside all day roof windows

Base

pelt down

I/you/we/they

3rd person

pelts down

he/she/it

Past simple

pelted down

yesterday

Past participle

pelted down

have + pp

-ing form

pelting down

continuous

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