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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Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Nearly four months have passed since the Trump administration abruptly froze $790 million in federal funding at Northwestern University, and the school’s fragile research infrastructure has been pummeled by cuts.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Now, after months of being pummeled by investors, regulators, and media, Hemsley has admitted that UHG needs an exhaustive, stem-to-stern rehab—an extraordinarily audacious goal for an organization of some 400,000 employees.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
The sting of getting pummeled by a potential WNBA Finals opponents would feel much worse than what occurred at College Park Center on Monday night.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for pummel
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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