pummeled also pummelled; pummeling also pummelling
ˈpə-mə-liŋ 
ˈpəm-liŋ
Synonyms
- bash
- baste
- bat
- batter
- beat
- belabor
- belt
- birch
- bludgeon
- buffet
- bung up
- club
- curry
- do
- drub
- fib [British]
- flog
- hammer
- hide
- lace
- lambaste
- lambast
- lash
- lather
- lick
- maul
- mess (up)
- paddle
- pelt
- pommel
- pound
- punch out
- rough (up)
- slate
- slog
- switch
- tan
- thrash
- thresh
- thump
- tromp
- wallop
- whale
- whip
- whop
- whap
- whup
- work over
Examples of pummel in a Sentence
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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A Lebanese Market’s Destruction: Israeli raids pummeled a historic souk in the city of Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon.
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Bell shared the video of Shepard getting caught red-handed on her Instagram story as the actor was locked in on the action from Ford Field, where the Lions pummeled the Vikings to take the #1 seed in the NFC.
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Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
More about Ismaeel Naar See more on: The Israel Hamas War
Our Coverage of the Middle East Crisis
A Lebanese Market’s Destruction: Israeli raids pummeled a historic souk in the city of Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Days after a deadly storm pummeled the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, a winter storm is bringing a mix of snow and ice across the U.S. South.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Bell shared the video of Shepard getting caught red-handed on her Instagram story as the actor was locked in on the action from Ford Field, where the Lions pummeled the Vikings to take the #1 seed in the NFC.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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pummel
verb
pum·mel
ˈpəm-əl
pummeled or pummelled; pummeling or pummelling
-(ə-)liŋ
1
: pound entry 3 sense 2a, beat
knead and pummel the dough
2
: to defeat decisively
pummeled the competition
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