Thesaurus results for PUMMEL

pummel

verb

ˈpə-məl

Definition of pummel

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived

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Recent Examples of pummel Weather warnings are in place for millions of Americans this week as storms and heavy rain pummel the mid-Atlantic states and the Carolinas. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 July 2026 With the Red Sox trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth inning with a man on second base, Contreras pummeled Orioles starter Shane Baz’s 86-mph knuckle-curve off the Green Monster. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026 Kahan’s July 18 concert unfortunately coincided with a wave of severe thunderstorms that pummeled New York City throughout the majority of the morning and evening. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026 Ukraine is ratcheting up the tempo of drone strikes pummeling Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2014. — Brady Africk, Washington Post, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pummel

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Verb

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, admitted to licking the straw and returning it to the vending machine while recording the act for his online followers.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
That means no tasting cookie dough made with raw eggs, no licking brownie batter off the beaters, and no homemade Caesar dressing made with uncooked yolks.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of lick

Verb

Rainwater rushed into Filament Theatre in the Portage Park neighborhood on Monday as severe storms pounded the Chicago area.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
The Jordan and James camps will continue to pound away at each other from their baselines, back and forth, making the rest of us who are undecided feel like chair umpires at a tennis match, head on a swivel.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of pound

Verb

Chad Gable won his first singles title in WWE after beating Penta for the WWE Intercontinental Championship in an emotional match.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Evander scored a go-ahead goal from distance in the 82nd minute and Cincinnati beat the San Jose Earthquakes 4-2 on Saturday night in a game delayed over two hours due to weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of beat

Verb

Beijing lashed out, restricting vital commerce and the flow of Chinese tourists on which Japan – the world’s fourth-largest economy – depends.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
Koivun launched himself into the lead at TPC Twin Cities by lashing a 305-yard approach shot to 12 feet on the par-5 12th hole.

— Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of lash

Verb

Lesnar whipped Femi into the steel ring steps shoulder-first, but Femi returned the favor.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors allege Williams and several other suspects held a victim against his will, pistol whipped him and stripped him of his belongings, Boyd said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of whip

Verb

However, during the curtain call, outstanding — or maybe just good-looking — male actors are sometimes pelted with loose flowers by their admirers.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
In addition to taking part in a yoga session with the goats, Harry was pelted with water balloons on an inflatable obstacle course and asked an emotional question by a 9-year-old girl named Poppy during his time at the festival.

— Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026

Definition of pelt

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