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pommeling

pommeling is the present participle and gerund of pommel.

Meaning of pommel

Verb

pommel (third-person singular simple present pommels, present participle (US) pommeling or (UK) pommelling, simple past and past participle (US) pommeled or (UK) pommelled)

  1. (transitive) To pound or beat.
    • The scaling him with chairs for ladders to dive into his pockets, despoil him of brown-paper parcels, hold on tight by his cravat, hug him round his neck, pommel his back, and kick his legs in irrepressible affection!1843, Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

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Forms of pommeling

alternative formpommelling

Questions about pommeling

What is pommeling the present participle and gerund of?
Pommeling is the present participle and gerund of pommel.

Words near pommeling in the dictionary

  1. pommel horse
  2. pommel horses
  3. pommeled
  4. pommeler
  5. pommelers
  6. pommeling
  7. pommelion
  8. pommelions
  9. pommelled
  10. pommelling
  11. pommelo

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