pummeled also pummelled; pummeling also pummelling
ˈpə-mə-liŋ 
ˈpəm-liŋ
Examples of pummel in a Sentence
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Some moments he was transfixed by Sendak’s illustrations, particularly one of a rabbit, under one of Jack’s spells, pummeling the nameless dog; at others by the nature of Jack’s transformation.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Rainfall totals Over the next three days, heavy rain will pummel the coast from Northern California through Washington.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
At one point between takes, Finn Wolfhard walks over to the Duffers’ monitors where rough renderings of Demogorgons pummel soldiers so the directors and actors can get a sense of what the scene will look like after the CGI artists work their magic.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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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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