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pummeled also pummelled; pummeling also pummelling
ˈpə-mə-liŋ
ˈpəm-liŋ
Synonyms
- bash
- baste
- bat
- batter
- beat
- belabor
- belt
- birch
- bludgeon
- buffet
- bung up
- club
- curry
- do
- drub
- fib [British]
- flog
- hammer
- hide
- lace
- lambaste
- lambast
- lash
- lather
- lick
- maul
- mess (up)
- paddle
- pelt
- pommel
- pound
- punch out
- rough (up)
- slate
- slog
- switch
- tan
- thrash
- thresh
- thump
- tromp
- wallop
- whale
- whip
- whop
- whap
- whup
- work over
Examples of pummel in a Sentence
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
Recent Examples on the Web
With the rescue underway, air strikes pummeled the city.
—ABC News, 9 June 2024
Hurricane Ian pummeled Southwest Florida in September 2022.
—Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 1 June 2024
On Tuesday, May 28, powerful storms pummeled Texas with high winds and baseball-sized hail, tragically causing one death.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2024
Multiple tornadoes touched down in Iowa on Tuesday, killing multiple people as powerful storms pummeled the Plains and Midwest.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
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Word History
Etymology
alteration of pommel
First Known Use
1548, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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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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