- present participle of pummel.
pummeling
Example Sentences
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Experts stress that the key is to start preparing before storms begin pummeling the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
High fuel prices are pummeling the freight sector.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
On a vast beach in Morocco last year, waves were pummeling one of humanity’s oldest plot devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Michigan’s pummeling of fellow No. 1 seed Arizona on Saturday night, 91-73, proved one thing beyond a doubt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
I stopped pummeling the small punching bag Dad had installed in my room and loosened the straps on my boxing gloves with my teeth.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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