pummel
- to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
Origin of pummel
Related Words for pummel
knock, pelt, trounce, punch, crush, thrash, smack, batter, bash, wallop, lash, flog, maul, whip, pound, hit, club, cudgel, ram, cloutExamples from the Web for pummel
Contemporary Examples of pummel
Since then, conflict has continued to pummel much of the eastern part of the Congo, but Kisangani has remained relatively calm.
On Sunday, Iroquois defenders used them to intimidate and pummel Canadians in a second-half surge.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New SuperpowerEvin Demirel
July 21, 2014
In an attempt to vanquish the monster, the superheroes step in and pummel him, knocking him to the ground.
Barbie Nadeau on how one botched road could pummel Italy's economy.
A Wiig character invariably has a captive audience—including us—which they pummel with their own anxiety.
Historical Examples of pummel
But to pummel was one thing, and to arouse Mr. Ketch was another.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
Will you take it back, or shall I pummel the stuffing out of you?
Tabitha's VacationRuth Alberta Brown
The saddle should have what is called a third pummel, or leaping-horn.
Hints on Horsemanship, to a Nephew and NieceGeorge Greenwood
Oh, that I could pummel Mr. Learning for writing it up there!
The Crown of SuccessCharlotte Maria Tucker
I would strike while the iron is hot; and pummel the dog to some purpose.'
The Punster's Pocket-bookCharles Molloy Westmacott
pummel
- (tr) to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fistsAlso (less commonly): pommel
Word Origin for pummel
Word Origin and History for pummel
1540s, alteration of pommel in the verbal sense of "to beat repeatedly." In early use pumble, poumle; current spelling from c.1600. Related: Pummeled; pummeling.