bludgeoning
- present participle of bludgeon.
Example Sentences
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“Learn to Fly” and “Times Like These” were crisply melodic; “My Hero,” which Grohl dedicated to Smear and his broken foot, was somehow bludgeoning and propulsive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
By the standards of most no-holds-barred authorized portraits, “What a Mess!” was the truth equivalent of a below-the-belt bludgeoning, with nearly all the blows targeting Williams’ ex-husband and former manager Kevin Hunter.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
No. Neither the guys nor the grim and eventually bludgeoning show have a gift for levity.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
By the time he departed, Klaasen was well set and happily took over, smashing eight sixes in his latest power-hitting masterclass, with David Miller bludgeoning an unbeaten 15-ball 34 to end the innings.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023
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
