bludgeon
noun
a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
bludgeoning
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present participleof bludgeon.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Alphabet shares tumbled Thursday, while those of Amazon and Intel looked set to join the bludgeoning Friday following their earnings reports.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Everyone indulged in prodigious scenery-chewing, eschewing any subtlety that Puccini built into this tear-jerking piece in favor of all-around bludgeoning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Later, the frontman sings about “waiting for someone to repair you” as the song explodes with the band’s signature guitar theatrics and bludgeoning drums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
The big-hitting all-rounder marked his 50th T20 international appearance in style as he took 2-16 with the ball before bludgeoning six fours and five sixes in making just his second T20I half-century.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2024
Bulgu dashes toward me on those deceptively quick legs and throws one of his bludgeoning arms out.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
