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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Indiana has an impressive road win at Oregon and was pushed to the brink at Penn State, but the real test is how the Hoosiers and Curt Cignetti stack up against a Buckeyes team that pummeled them 38-15 in Columbus last season.
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The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
As rain pummels the region, rivers, creeks and streams could rise and overflow, and flooding is possible in some urban areas.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
The Pacific Northwest is set to be pummeled by a series of Pacific systems arriving late Sunday into Monday, bringing widespread heavy rain to western Washington and Oregon, Kozak said.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Radiation levels in Earth's atmosphere rose to the highest level in nearly two decades in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
As rain pummels the region, rivers, creeks and streams could rise and overflow, and flooding is possible in some urban areas.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
The Pacific Northwest is set to be pummeled by a series of Pacific systems arriving late Sunday into Monday, bringing widespread heavy rain to western Washington and Oregon, Kozak said.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Radiation levels in Earth's atmosphere rose to the highest level in nearly two decades in November after a rare solar super-flare pummeled the planet with high-speed particles from the sun.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 11 Dec. 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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