pummel
[ puhm-uhl ]
/ ˈpʌm əl /
verb (used with object), pum·meled, pum·mel·ing or (especially British) pum·melled, pum·mel·ling.
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
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Origin of pummel
First recorded in 1540–50; alteration of pommel
OTHER WORDS FROM pummel
un·pum·meled, adjectiveun·pum·melled, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for pummel
pummel
/ (ˈpʌməl) /
verb -mels, -melling or -melled or US -mels, -meling or -meled
(tr) to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fistsAlso (less commonly): pommel
Word Origin for pummel
C16: see pommel
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