pummeled also pummelled; pummeling also pummelling
ˈpə-mə-liŋ 
ˈpəm-liŋ
Synonyms
- bash
- baste
- bat
- batter
- beat
- belabor
- belt
- birch
- bludgeon
- buffet
- bung up
- club
- curry
- do
- drub
- fib [British]
- flog
- hammer
- hide
- lace
- lambaste
- lambast
- lash
- lather
- lick
- maul
- mess (up)
- paddle
- pelt
- pommel
- pound
- punch out
- rough (up)
- slate
- slog
- switch
- tan
- thrash
- thresh
- thump
- tromp
- wallop
- whale
- whip
- whop
- whap
- whup
- work over
Examples of pummel in a Sentence
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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Campers were dragged, kicked and pummeled by the predominantly male mob Tuesday night and Wednesday morning while police and campus security stood by for three hours before responding.
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Severe weather has pummeled the Kansas City area in the last few weeks, and this weekend could bring even more storms.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
Severe weather has pummeled the Kansas City area in the last few weeks, and this weekend could bring even more storms.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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pummel
verb
pum·mel
ˈpəm-əl
pummeled or pummelled; pummeling or pummelling
-(ə-)liŋ
1
: pound entry 3 sense 2a, beat
knead and pummel the dough
2
: to defeat decisively
pummeled the competition
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