- present participle of pummel.
pummelling
Example Sentences
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The heatwaves pummelling Europe this summer will have costly impacts on industries ranging from agriculture to tourism -- but that hasn't stopped stock markets from hitting all-time highs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The study only looked at data up to 2024, however Emerton said the heatwaves already pummelling Europe this year suggest the trend has been continuing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
“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
"Ah, it was you, sir?" cried Hodge, with a broad grin—"that Tib in the court there, that Tib about whom we have been pummelling each other?"
From Henry VIII and His Court by Henry Niles Pierce
