pummel

[puhm-uhl]

verb (used with object)

pummeled, pummeling , pummelled, pummelling .

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

pummel

/ ˈpʌməl /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unpummeled adjective
• unpummelled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pummel¹

First recorded in 1540–50; alteration of pommel

Word History and Origins

Origin of pummel¹

C16: see _pommel

Example Sentences

Russia pummelled Ukrainian cities with missiles and drones overnight, killing at least 10 people and throwing doubt over Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's attempts to "reinvigorate" the peace process with talks in Ankara later Wednesday.

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“Mine!” she yelled, and began pummeling him on the leg.

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They can be minor, covering roads and driveways with muck, or large and destructive, capable of moving cars at speeds of up to 35 mph and pummeling homes with boulders and a wall of mud.

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Modest stock declines tend to make investors—and many pundits—fret that a catastrophic decline is about to pummel the market.

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“A lot of things went on that wouldn’t be allowed now — someone could not be pummeled to that degree,” Berkley said to the outlet.

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Related Words

• bash 
• batter 
• crush 
• flog 
• knock 
• lash 
• maul 
• pelt 
• punch 
• smack 
• thrash 
• trounce 
• wallop 
• whip