pummeled also pummelled; pummeling also pummelling
ˈpə-mə-liŋ 
ˈpəm-liŋ
Examples of pummel in a Sentence
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Its Houthi proxies in Yemen are being pummeled daily by U.S. air power.
—The Editors, National Review, 17 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, Democrats, whose votes may not be required to propel Trump’s budget into law, are nonetheless practiced at pummeling the majority party using a political and up-to-the-minute economic narrative.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
Baltimore pummeled Pittsburgh 28-14 at home, and the Bills stomped out the Broncos 31-7 in Buffalo.
—Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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