pummel
verb (used with object)
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
were 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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On a vast beach in Morocco last year, waves were pummeling one of humanity’s oldest plot devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
His songs were pummeling but tuneful, and his sense of melody seemed just as innate as his command of rhythm.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Soon, print pundits were pummeling Quayle from both left and right.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its trunk was bent almost double, and its gnarled boughs were pummeling every inch of the car it could reach.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
An odd little squeak of surprise followed, a strange gurgling, and a succession of rapid shocks, as though some one were pummeling the earthen walls.
From Dragon's blood by Henry Milner Rideout
