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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Trouble Funk’s near-midnight set was an opportunity to get loose, for sure, but also to witness young ravers in leather trench coats tentatively learning how to two-step while the band pummeled the air with local anthems that were older than nearly the entirety of their audience.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
But the market, at least temporarily, has stopped pummeling renters with massive rent hikes.
—Randy Tucker
cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
For outdoor enthusiasts, the series of powerful winter storms that have pummeled Southern California has provided at least one tangible benefit — an epic snow month at local mountains.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024
The storm pummeled the region with record-setting rainfall beginning over the weekend and lasting through Tuesday, when the helicopter was scheduled to arrive in San Diego.
—Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
The judge was logically being pummeled by legal claims on both sides.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
The withdrawal comes after Moscow intensified its attacks on the area in recent weeks, pummeling it with airstrikes and artillery and sending wave after wave of ground assaults by armored vehicles and soldiers.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
One of the film’s most memorable sequences has Odenkirk as Hutch getting pummeled by gang of youths in a bus.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024
Her father turned around and allegedly began pummeling her in the head and face.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
alteration of pommel
First Known Use
1548, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near pummel
Cite this Entry
“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 19 Mar. 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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