pommel
noun
a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
are pommeling
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present progressiveof pommel.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"A generous fellow plays for the play, a sordid one for the stake; an old fogy sits by and smokes the pipe of tranquillity, while Jack and Tom are pommeling each other in the ring."
From The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy by William Makepeace Thackeray
