pummeled also pummelled; pummeling also pummelling
ˈpə-mə-liŋ 
ˈpəm-liŋ
Examples of pummel in a Sentence
pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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There's one brief inning for each team, which its batters spend trying to pummel the ball clean out of the park time and time again.
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Many of his song lyrics criticize the ineffective response by the government in Puerto Rico to crises like the hurricanes that have pummeled the island and caused island-wide blackouts in recent years.
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Samanth Subramanian, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
Many of his song lyrics criticize the ineffective response by the government in Puerto Rico to crises like the hurricanes that have pummeled the island and caused island-wide blackouts in recent years.
—Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Hadder and his friend pummeled him with kicks, Cordell alleges.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Pummel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pummel. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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pummel
verb
pum·mel
ˈpəm-əl
pummeled or pummelled; pummeling or pummelling
-(ə-)liŋ
1
: pound entry 3 sense 2a, beat
knead and pummel the dough
2
: to defeat decisively
pummeled the competition
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