pummel

[puhm-uhl]

verb (used with object)

pummeled, pummeling , pummelled, pummelling .

1. to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.

pummel

/ ˈpʌməl /

verb

1. Also (less commonly): pommel. (tr) to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fists

Other Word Forms

• unpummeled adjective
• unpummelled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pummel¹

First recorded in 1540–50; alteration of pommel

Word History and Origins

Origin of pummel¹

C16: see _pommel

Example Sentences

Away from the front line, Russia continues to pummel Ukrainian cities, targeting the country's energy facilities as winter draws in.

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Five days after Hurricane Melissa pummelled into western Jamaica with record force, residents in devastated communities along the coast are still desperately waiting for help.

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Melissa pummeled Jamaica as a Category 5 storm Tuesday with winds of 185 mph.

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After pummeling Jamaica, Melissa was forecast to head north and cross over eastern Cuba on Tuesday night, while continuing to bring rain and heavy winds to Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

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Exports to the US have doubled over the past decade, but tariffs of 10% to 40% would pummel manufacturers in Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

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Related Words

• bash 
• batter 
• crush 
• flog 
• knock 
• lash 
• maul 
• pelt 
• punch 
• smack 
• thrash 
• trounce 
• wallop 
• whip