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

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

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

But he lost his seat in 2015, when his party took an electoral pummelling.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

One insider described his role as "pummelling the policy" then "serving it up" to the committee for them to transform it into something that is palatable to parliament.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024

The water galloped down in a snowy cataract of foam, as we topped off our swim with the heavy "shower-bath" that was like a massage in its pummelling.

From Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative by Kemp, Harry