American English pronunciation

How to pronounce pellets

IPA transcription: ['pɛləts]

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Noun

  • a solid missile discharged from a firearm

    “the shot buzzed past his ear”

  • a small sphere

Usage examples

  • Hailstones, large and hard like blunderbuss pellets, were riddling the building.
  • Galton then asked the reverse question from where did these pellets come?
  • The current bullet has a core of very tightly packed lead pellets.
  • Each cell is sealed off from adjoining eggs with mud or dung pellets.