Synonyms

pummel

American

[puhm-uhl] / ˈpʌm əl /

verb (used with object)

pummeled, pummeling, pummelled, pummelling

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.

pummel British

/ ˈpʌməl /

verb

Also (less commonly): pommel. (tr) to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fists

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Other Word Forms

unpummeled adjective
unpummelled adjective

Etymology

Origin of pummel

First recorded in 1540–50; alteration of pommel

Example Sentences

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A major winter storm has pummeled much of the East Coast, dumping around two feet of snow on cities and scuttling travel, work and school for millions of Americans between Virginia and Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shares of top U.S. airlines closed sharply lower Monday as a winter storm pummeled the Northeastern U.S., grounding thousands of flights in addition to those canceled in Mexico.

From MarketWatch

Reaching the Antarctic pole took two tries, one of which wound up with Brown and his crew stranded for nearly a month while storms pummeled their base of operations.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fast-developing storm is threatening to pummel the US East Coast with a foot or more of snow beginning Sunday, just weeks after the region recovered from another devastating weather system.

From Barron's

In her first picture, she stood in a one-piece on a boulder, smiling, a waterfall pummeling behind her.

From Los Angeles Times

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