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pum·mel
(pŭm′əl)tr.v. pum·meled, pum·mel·ing, pum·mels also pum·melled or pum·mel·ling
1. To beat or batter, as with the fists: The angry crowd pummeled the thief. See Synonyms at beat.
2. To cause to undergo harm or loss: news that pummeled the stock market.
3. To attack or harry verbally: was pummeled with criticism.
[Alteration of pommel.]
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pummel
(ˈpʌməl)vb, -mels, -melling or -melled, -mels, -meling or -meled
(tr) to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fists. Also (less commonly): pommel
[C16: see pommel]
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pum•mel
(ˈpʌm əl)v.t. -meled, -mel•ing (esp. Brit.) -melled, -mel•ling.
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
[1540–50; alter. of pommel]
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Pummel
of masseurs—Lipton, 1970.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
pummel
Past participle: pummelled
Gerund: pummelling
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| Verb | 1. |  pummel - strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" |
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pummel
verb beat, punch, pound, strike, knock, belt (informal), hammer, bang, batter, thump, clobber (slang), lambast(e), beat the living daylights out of, rain blows upon He trapped Conn in a corner and pummelled him ferociously.
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pummel
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Translations
يَضْرِبُ باسْتِمرار
bušit pěstmi
tæske løs
öklözbunyóz
lúberja
kumščiuoti
bungātdauzīt ar dūrēm
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pummel
[ˈpʌməl] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pummel
vt → eintrommeln auf (+acc)
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pummel
(ˈpaml) – past tense, past participle ˈpummelled , (American) ˈpummeled – verb to beat again and again with the fists.
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