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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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
But the country faces a larger and more daunting challenge, because this disaster — like the firestorms in Los Angeles and the hurricanes repeatedly pummeling Florida and the southeast — once again raises the question of where people can continue to safely live.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 9 July 2025
Russia pummelled Kyiv with the largest drone attack of the war, killing one person, injuring at least 23 and damaging buildings across the capital hours after Trump spoke to Putin, officials said.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Russia pounded Kyiv last week The Ukrainian attacks came just days after Russia pummeled Kyiv with waves of drones and missiles overnight into Friday, in what Ukrainian officials called the largest such strike since Moscow’s all-out invasion.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 14 Jul. 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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