Showing Results for "pummelling"

pummelling

VERB

beat, pommel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bash batter crush flog knock lash maul pelt punch smack thrash trounce wallop whip

STRONG

belt clout club cudgel hammer hit lick mash pound ram slug strike swat whale wham

WEAK

let one have it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compliment fail lose praise surrender

STRONG

tap

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“Artificial Angels” captures the pummelling wrongness of internet-assisted living in 2025.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

Anisimova, who won the WTA 1,000 title in Qatar earlier this year, went for broke, pummelling her shots to rescue a break and keep in touch.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2025

Painful enough without knowing the early morning alarm call will have come with the jet-lag feeling of a pummelling and late-night home journey from Leicester.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2024

They were worse the next day and still worse the next, dragging back ready for another gruelling pummelling by the following Saturday.

From The Forward Pass in Football by Berry, Elmer