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pummeled

pummeled is the simple past and past participle of pummel.

Meaning of pummel

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)

  1. To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
    • Rain pummeled the roof.
  2. To scornfully criticize someone or something.
    • The politician was pummeled by the media for his controversial statements.

Questions about pummeled

What is pummeled the simple past and past participle of?
Pummeled is the simple past and past participle of pummel.

Words near pummeled in the dictionary

  1. Pumlenpat
  2. pummace
  3. pummaloe
  4. pummaloes
  5. pummel
  6. pummeled
  7. pummeler
  8. pummelers
  9. pummeling
  10. pummelingly
  11. pummelings

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