pommeling 1 of 2

variants or pommelling
present participle of pommel

pommeling

2 of 2

noun

variants or pommelling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pommeling
Verb
  • The band’s signature battering riffs and Lindberg’s screeching vocals have become synonymous with the extreme metal genre.
    Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Like trick-or-treating, ding-dong-ditch pranks can escalate, with some versions targeting the same homeowner repeatedly or battering on a door in a threatening manner.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bin Laden, through the al-Qaida terrorist organization, targeted the United States for nearly a decade before the 9/11 attacks in 2001, utilizing this large and expansive infrastructure.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Polish officials said 19 objects entered its airspace during a large Russian air attack on Ukraine.
    George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But this chassis could be the ultimate mainstream case for cable-hiding showoffs.
    Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Multiple rights experts and scholars say Israel's military assault on Gaza amounts to genocide.
    Jarrett Renshaw, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This coalesces and makes sense of the barrage of assaults designed to undermine Americans’ trust in our country, our Constitution and all the principles upon which it was built.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One end of the spectrum are stress fracture, which are very small, often described as hairline fractures that result from repetitive force and pounding to the bone over time.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • It’s typed with such pounding despair and fury that certain letters of the alphabet actually tear through the paper (this was an old, manual typewriter).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • IPhone 17 also has a powerful processor, improved screens (with that ProMotion), better protection (Ceramic Shield 2), longer battery life, and other bells and whistles.
    Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The battery pack is integrated into the car's thermal management system, which also loops in the chiller, the motor, and the HVAC system.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But when this lashing out becomes regular, the partner on the receiving end will start to expect their character to be attacked just as regularly.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The company destroyed a piece of lashing wire that investigators believe slapped an Xcel electrical conductor and caused arcing that led to the fire, said Matthew Delinko with Bauman, Lowe, Witt & Maxwell, a law firm representing insurance companies.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Genser argued that those injuries did not contribute to her death and that there was no evidence of a beating taking place in the condo.
    City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Detainees have alleged torture and beatings inside CECOT since their release.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Pommeling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pommeling. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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