pummel

[ puhm-uhl ]
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verb (used with object),pum·meled, pum·mel·ing or (especially British) pum·melled, pum·mel·ling.
  1. to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.

Origin of pummel

1
First recorded in 1540–50; alteration of pommel

Other words from pummel

  • un·pum·meled, adjective
  • un·pum·melled, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pummel

pummel

/ (ˈpʌməl) /


verb-mels, -melling or -melled or US -mels, -meling or -meled
  1. (tr) to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fists: Also (less commonly): pommel

Origin of pummel

1
C16: see pommel

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