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pummel

[ puhm-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

pummeled, pummeling or (especially British) pummelled, pummelling.
  1. to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.


pummel

/ ˈʌə /

verb

  1. tr to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fists Also (less commonly)pommel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·ܳm adjective
  • ܲ·ܳm adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pummel1

First recorded in 1540–50; alteration of pommel
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pummel1

C16: see pommel
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Released in 2023, the band’s ninth album, “One More Time…,” showcased the trio’s signature blistering guitars, pummeling drums and songwriting prowess.

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The music was loud and fast, with pummeling guitar riffs that made the idea of a fourth chord seem like an immoral extravagance.

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A 9-year-old boy in Kentucky was swept away by flood waters on Friday, one of at least nine people to die in a series of dramatic storms that continue to pummel the US.

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"It's hard to roll with the punches when some days you feel like your portfolio is getting pummeled," Brian Jacobson, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management, told The Associated Press.

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There is so much bad news happening in politics daily that sometimes you feel like you've been physically pummeled by it.

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