bludgeons 1 of 2

plural of bludgeon

bludgeons

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bludgeon
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Recent Examples of bludgeons
Verb
Lo then bludgeons Richard in the head with a metal pipe and kills him. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludgeons
Noun
  • Several streets around the site were closed, patrolled by Illinois State Police officers wearing riot helmets and holding batons on patrol.
    Daniella Silva, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The plaintiffs later accused the department of violating the order by hitting journalists with batons and arresting them during an August protest.
    BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By the end, only one of the assassins is alive; Brian ties him to a tree and slaps him around a bit, demanding to know who hired him.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
  • During a climactic confrontation on campus, Maggie, in a pique of outrage, slaps Alma across the face—something that Roberts insisted Edebiri do for real.
    Marley Marius, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Posted to the account @maisythemarshmallow on September 19, the video shows the dog, named Maisy, lying calmly as the cat snuggles up and licks her face.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • When asked the question, the owl takes the lollipop and licks it three times before chomping down on its hard shell exterior and handing the stick back to the child.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This makes room for the growth of new canes, which are more productive.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Cover the pot and the bottom few inches of the rose canes with soil, then add a layer of mulch for insulation.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Vocals are sped up into squiggles, instruments are reversed and gated, percussion smacks you in the face and then suddenly vanishes.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In the video, Campos whips her long hair in disbelief.
    Christina Noriega, Refinery29, 13 Oct. 2025
  • So unless Benito uncharacteristically whips out a slate of cover songs, his set will be entirely in Spanish.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the novel, Laura knocks on the door, hoping to borrow mascara, and the girl in question answers the door, even lending her the mascara.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The Gay Grim Reaper knocks at your 28-year-old door with a scythe in one hand and a tub of creatine in the other.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For even more ooey-gooey sweetness, the Apple Crumble Center of the Roll hides a dollop of that same cozy apple crumble in the heart of the cinnamon roll, turning every mouthful into a mini holiday moment.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • However, their stability has been restricted by quantum noise, which hides the atoms’ natural rhythm.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Bludgeons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludgeons. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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