cudgel
noun
a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
cudgels
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present tense formof cudgel (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This scene emphasizes the film’s “savor every moment” theme that “We Live in Time” relentlessly cudgels viewers with for 108 endless minutes.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2024
Her partner Lauren Winfield-Hill then took up the cudgels and when she was out with the score on 92, the stage was set for Heather Knight and Nat Sciver.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2022
As Gabler reminded me, Winchell was an early and outspoken opponent of the Nazis and their American supporters and he considered ridicule one of his cudgels, most famously in his invented insult “Ratzis”.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2019
Their stand-up turns jokes into cudgels to break down racism, homophobia and systemic discrimination, but they also tend to be more comfortable than many comics in delaying punch lines in service of an argument.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2018
Before them stood two Brazen Beasts, armed with cudgels, spears, and short swords.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
