Showing Results for "pummelling"

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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The Belarusian has been the dominant force in women's tennis for the past two years, pummelling opponents on the way to 11 WTA titles and a 93-week stint at the top of the rankings.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

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

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

—Not the slightest allusion to the affair of the morning, in which M. Rollon had undergone his pummelling with the rest.

From The Man With The Broken Ear by Holt, Henry