pummel
Syllables: pum·mel/ˈpʌməl/
pummel verb: to hit or strike heavily and repeatedly. Also the alternative form of pommel.
Verb
pummel (third-person singular simple present pummels, present participle (US) pummeling or (UK) pummelling, simple past and past participle (US) pummeled or (UK) pummelled)
- To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
- Rain pummeled the roof.
- The boxer pummeled his opponent.
- To scornfully criticize someone or something.
- The politician was pummeled by the media for his controversial statements.
- “There are theorists who have claimed that the movie is getting pummeled especially hard by male film critics who weren’t fans of the show in the first place (though that’s hardly true of the Post’s Smith, who boasted on his blog that he’d watched every episode of the TV show).”2010 May 28, Patrick Goldstein, “Critics pummeling ‘Sex and the City 2’”, in The Spokesman-Review
Also used as
pummel is also the alternative form of pommel.
Examples of pummel in a sentence
- His opponent was smaller but faster, and he got pummeled.
- Grandmother walked hard, her steps pummelling the ground, her busuuti flapping.
- If the pack wasn't pummelling England, Handre Pollard kept delivering telling blows.
Forms of pummel
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | pummels |
| present participle US | pummeling |
| present participle UK | pummelling |
| past participle US | pummeled |
| past US | pummeled |
| past participle UK | pummelled |
| past UK | pummelled |
| Noun | |
| plural | pummels |
Origin of pummel
Alteration of pommel.
Words formed from pummel
Words that rhyme with pummel
Questions about pummel
- What does pummel mean?
- Pummel means to hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
- What part of speech is pummel?
- Pummel is a verb.
- How do you pronounce pummel?
- Pummel is pronounced /ˈpʌməl/.
- What is the past tense of pummel?
- The past tense of pummel is pummeled.
Words near pummel in the dictionary
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