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pummel

[ puhm-uh l ]

/ ˈpʌm əl /

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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.

Also pommel.

Origin of pummel

First recorded in 1540–50; alteration of pommel

OTHER WORDS FROM pummel

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

Words nearby pummel

pulvinus, puma, pumelo, pumice, pumice country, pummel, pummelo, pump, pump box, pump gun, pump iron

Example sentences from the Web for pummeled

And that time, his face was pummeled to a pulp by the Governor.

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Engaged by an angry mob upon arrival, Nixon and his wife were yelled at, spat on, and pummeled with rocks.

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By that time, I had been pummeled with so much, for so long, that I recall just staring at the pages, stunned.

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The storm also pummeled the East Village and Lower East Side, turning the neighborhoods into a veritable Waterworld.

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Had the party nominated me, I would have pummeled Obama in the debates and won the election.

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They dove for him, hauled him out of the bed, and pummeled him with sheer delight.

The Golden Skull |John Blaine
Karl threw himself upon Peter and pummeled away at him, although that serious-minded lad was anything but a tyrant!

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"And pummeled my stomach until it was sore for three days," echoed Slim, in sad reminiscence.

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He could have pummeled the irreverent knot of gamins who mimicked it grotesquely.

The Incendiary |W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
Sometimes they raved in duet, but during the first day Newt kicked and pummeled his superior forward as long as he could walk.

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British Dictionary definitions for pummeled

pummel

/ (ˈpʌməl) /

verb -mels, -melling or -melled or US -mels, -meling or -meled

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

Word Origin for pummel

C16: see pommel