pummel
verb (used with object)
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
was pummeling
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past progressiveof pummel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The Commanders’ new offensive coordinator picked apart the Denver defense with a mix of screen pass plays and running calls that backed off a Denver defense that was pummeling Howell early and often.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
But they’re still on track to report their sharpest drop in profit since summer 2020, when the pandemic was pummeling the global economy.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Mr. Biden visited the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, D.C., and issued a statement on Hurricane Ida, which was pummeling states in the Gulf of Mexico.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 2021
Simultaneously, Hurricane Irma was pummeling the Caribbean and then Florida and the southeastern U.S.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2017
By then, costs were soaring and the environmental lobby was pummeling the Storm King project in the courts.
From Time Magazine Archive
