pummel
verb (used with object)
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
is pummeling
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present progressiveof pummel (3rd person singular).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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Thriving on the edge of destruction, Latu is pummeling almost everyone in his path a little more than a year after returning from a neck injury that threatened his career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2023
An extreme lake-effect snowstorm is pummeling the eastern shores of Lake Erie, dumping narrow bands of as much as 4 feet of snowfall near Buffalo.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022
That surge is pummeling many retailers, especially smaller businesses, that have also had to weather the loss of customers during the pandemic.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2022
COVID-19 is pummeling Idaho even as cases have plunged in much of the nation.
From Reuters ● Nov. 2, 2021
A COVID-19 surge is pummeling Hawaii, once seen as a national beacon of safety by tourists who are now being told to stay away.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
