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prasseln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pelt noun The skin of an animal, especially with the fur or hair still attached.
  • spat noun A brief, minor argument or quarrel.
  • spatter verb To splash small drops of a liquid onto someone or something.

Senses

prasseln is used for these senses in English:

  • pelt Especially of hailstones, rain, or snow: to beat down or fall forcefully or heavily; to rain down.
  • spat (transitive, and, intransitive) To strike with a spattering sound.
  • spatter (figuratively) A burst or series of sounds resembling the sound of droplets hitting a surface.

pelt — full definition

  1. noun The skin of an animal, especially with the fur or hair still attached.
  2. verb To throw a series of things at someone or something, or (of rain) to fall heavily.

spat — full definition

  1. noun A brief, minor argument or quarrel.
  2. noun The eggs or newly settled young of shellfish such as oysters.
  3. noun A short cloth or leather covering worn over the top of a shoe.
  4. verb To argue briefly and pettily.

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