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cudgelled
verb as in lambaste
Strong matches
verb as in pummel
verb as in puzzle
verb as in slam
verb as in beat
verb as in whip
verb as in pommel
verb as in thresh
Strong matches
Weak match
verb as in club
verb as in dash
verb as in hit
Strong matches
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Example Sentences
The adherents of the ministers were victorious, put the adverse mob to the rout, and cudgelled Colt himself into a muddy ditch.
I wish you had run all risks, and cudgelled the old burgomaster soundly.
Patty realised the appropriateness of this phrase, and cudgelled her brain for an appropriate reply.
Mrs. Potter cudgelled her poor brains for some—for any—kind of explanation.
I cudgelled my brains in vain to think where they had got their information.
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On this page you'll find 412 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to cudgelled, such as: assail, berate, castigate, excoriate, scold, and upbraid.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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