Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense pummels, present participle pummelling, past tense, past participle pummelledregional note: in AM, use pummeling, pummeled
verb
If you pummel someone or something, you hit them many times using your fists.
He trapped Conn in a corner and pummeled him ferociously for thirty seconds. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: beat, punch, pound, strike More Synonyms of pummel
pummel in British English
(ˈpʌməl)
verbWord forms: -mels, -melling, -melledWord forms: US-mels, -meling or -meled
(transitive)
to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fists
Also (less commonly): pommel
Word origin
C16: see pommel
pummel in American English
(ˈpʌməl)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpummeled or ˈpummelled, ˈpummeling or ˈpummelling
to beat or hit with repeated blows, esp. with the fist
SIMILAR WORDS: beat
Word origin
< pommel
Examples of 'pummel' in a sentence
pummel
And that's why the huge storm that pummelled the area last weekend took such a toll.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
(verb)
Definition
to strike repeatedly with the fists
He trapped Conn in a corner and pummelled him ferociously.
Synonyms
beat
He lost the boxing match and was badly beaten by his opponent.
punch
After punching him on the chin, she hit him over the head.
pound
He pounded the table with his fist.
strike
She took two steps forward and struck him across the mouth.
knock
Knock at my window at eight o'clock and I'll be ready.
belt (informal)
Is it true that she belted George in the stomach?
hammer
Hammer a wooden peg into the hole.
bang
We could bang on the desks and shout until they let us out.
batter
He battered his opponent around the head.
thump
He thumped me, nearly knocking me over.
clobber (slang)
She clobbered him with a vase.
lambast(e)
beat the living daylights out of
rain blows upon
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bang
Definition
to hit or knock, esp. with a loud noise
We could bang on the desks and shout until they let us out.
Synonyms
hit,
pound,
beat,
strike,
crash,
knock,
belt (informal),
hammer,
slam,
rap,
bump,
bash (informal),
thump,
clatter,
pummel,
tonk (informal),
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
in the sense of batter
Definition
to hit repeatedly
He battered his opponent around the head.
Synonyms
beat,
hit,
strike,
knock,
assault,
smash,
punch,
belt (informal),
deck (slang),
bang,
bash (informal),
lash,
thrash,
pound,
lick (informal),
buffet,
flog,
maul,
pelt,
clobber (slang),
smite,
wallop (informal),
pummel,
tonk (informal),
cudgel,
thwack,
lambast(e),
belabour,
dash against,
beat the living daylights out of,
lay one on (slang),
drub,
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
in the sense of belt
Definition
to give (someone) a sharp blow
Is it true that she belted George in the stomach?
Synonyms
strike,
beat,
punch,
deck (slang),
bang,
bash (informal),
sock (slang),
smack,
thump,
clout (informal),
whack,
thud,
clobber (slang),
wallop (informal),
thwack,
lay one on (slang),
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
Nearby words of
pummel
pulsate
pulse
pulverize
pummel
pump
pump something up
pun
Synonyms of 'pummel'
pummel
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of clobber
Definition
to batter
She clobbered him with a vase.
Synonyms
batter,
beat,
assault,
smash,
bash (informal),
lash,
thrash,
pound,
beat up (informal),
wallop (informal),
pummel,
rough up (informal),
lambast(e),
belabour,
duff up (informal),
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal)
in the sense of hammer
Definition
to hit with or as if with a hammer
Hammer a wooden peg into the hole.
Synonyms
hit,
drive,
knock,
beat,
strike,
tap,
bang
in the sense of knock
Definition
to rap sharply with the knuckles
Knock at my window at eight o'clock and I'll be ready.
Synonyms
bang,
beat,
strike,
tap,
rap,
bash (informal),
thump,
buffet,
pummel
in the sense of pound
Definition
to hit heavily and repeatedly
He pounded the table with his fist.
Synonyms
beat,
strike,
hammer (informal),
batter,
thrash,
thump,
pelt,
clobber (slang),
pummel,
belabour,
beat or knock seven bells out of (informal),
beat the living daylights out of
in the sense of punch
Definition
to strike at with a clenched fist
After punching him on the chin, she hit him over the head.
Synonyms
hit,
strike,
box,
smash,
belt (informal),
slam,
plug (slang),
bash (informal),
sock (slang, old-fashioned),
clout (informal),
slug (old-fashioned),
swipe (informal),
biff (rare),
bop (informal),
wallop (informal),
pummel
in the sense of strike
Definition
to hit (someone)
She took two steps forward and struck him across the mouth.