- present participle of pummel.
pummeling
Example Sentences
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Experts stress that the key is to start preparing before storms begin pummeling the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
He stepped down as chief executive in 2005 and left the board in 2015, but remains Lululemon’s largest individual investor and has been publicly pummeling the company from the sidelines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
High fuel prices are pummeling the freight sector.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
On a vast beach in Morocco last year, waves were pummeling one of humanity’s oldest plot devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
He rambled on with this fraudulent recollection while Henry, pale and ill, endured his prods and backslaps as a well-trained dog will tolerate the pummeling of a rough child.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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