pummeling

Despite an aggressive public relations strategy and outreach to Republican opinion makers, Rubio took a sustained pummeling.

Mantoloking and Seaside Heights took the worst pummeling by Sandy's storm surge.

Conservatives are pummeling Marco Rubio—which is the best thing that could have happened to him.

Pundits and politicians are again pummeling each other over the bombing and lots of related issues.

Unfortunately, they were pummeling the Labour Party, which had given them most of those powers.

Dick at last tired of pummeling Garry, and soon he joined in the laughter, for the joke was undeniably on him.

Pummeling some rude fellow who needed it was a satisfaction.

And there was the devil and a Smalander, who were pummeling each other with might and main.

Hen, there is Miss Margaret pummeling the window for you to notice her.

And as for the pummeling I got afterward with the knucks—that was my own lookout—the railroad company is not to blame for that.