pummel

Plural: pummels

Verb

Verb Forms: pummeled, pummeling, pummels, pummelled, pummelling

• To strike repeatedly with the fists.
• strike, usually with the fist
  • "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
• To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
• To scornfully criticize someone or something.

Noun

• Alternative form of pommel.

Examples

• He hoped to pummel his opponent’s score with a seven-letter word on a triple word score.
• Rain pummeled the roof.
• The boxer pummeled his opponent.
• The politician was pummeled by the media for his controversial statements.

Synonyms

biff, pommel

Anagrams of pummel