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pummelling

VERB

beat, pommel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bash batter crush flog knock lash maul pelt punch smack thrash trounce wallop whip

STRONG

belt clout club cudgel hammer hit lick mash pound ram slug strike swat whale wham

WEAK

let one have it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment fail lose praise surrender

STRONG

tap

Example Sentences

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“Artificial Angels” captures the pummelling wrongness of internet-assisted living in 2025.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

He did not score a run between deep square leg and backward point during his 54 balls, instead pummelling the straight boundaries.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

One insider described his role as "pummelling the policy" then "serving it up" to the committee for them to transform it into something that is palatable to parliament.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

Does Broughton, after pummelling and beating Slack, lift up a black eye to Jove and thank him for the victory?

From The Virginians by Thackeray, William Makepeace