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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Barkley pummeled the Rams for 205 yards rushing last week and now faces a subpar Comms’ run D that been beaten up for 151 ground yards per game in the postseason.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Less than a month later, Hurricane Maria—a second Category 5 storm—returned to Puerto Rico while pummeling Martinique and Dominica.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
That was the day the Chiefs clawed their way back from a 24-0 deficit and kept rolling on to pummel the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round playoff game by a final score of 51-31.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
Cook scorched the Broncos for 120 yards on the ground during wild-card weekend, while Mixon rambled for 106 yards and a score to help the Texans pummel Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Less than a month later, Hurricane Maria—a second Category 5 storm—returned to Puerto Rico while pummeling Martinique and Dominica.
—Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
That was the day the Chiefs clawed their way back from a 24-0 deficit and kept rolling on to pummel the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Round playoff game by a final score of 51-31.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Jan. 2025
Cook scorched the Broncos for 120 yards on the ground during wild-card weekend, while Mixon rambled for 106 yards and a score to help the Texans pummel Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 27 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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