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

Hitting with depth and pummelling his forehand in particular, he stuck in the rallies with the defensive Medvedev and returned serve well.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

They exorcised those ghosts, pummelling away with gainline dominance and ambition out the back and out wide.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

This is almost pummelling, but it's fair: it's rather, "See, I have you now in Chancery, I could pummel if I would."

From Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus by Dakyns, Henry Graham