pummeled also pummelled; pummeling also pummelling
ˈpə-mə-liŋ 
ˈpəm-liŋ
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pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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Joe Edwards
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Certainly, the viewership for the Coca-Cola 600 won’t rival that of Thursday night football (the NFL pummels every other American pro sports league in terms of TV ratings).
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
The Boston City Council unanimously approved a home rule petition that would hike disability pension benefits for a former city schoolteacher who was pummeled by a 16-year-old student in a 2021 attack that left her with traumatic brain damage.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 May 2025
The Kansas City area was pummeled with up to 4 inches of rain, 80 mph winds and hail on Monday afternoon.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 6 Jun. 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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