pummel
verb /ˈpʌml/
/ˈpʌml/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pummel | /ˈpʌml/ /ˈpʌml/ |
| he / she / it pummels | /ˈpʌmlz/ /ˈpʌmlz/ |
| past simple pummelled | /ˈpʌmld/ /ˈpʌmld/ |
| past participle pummelled | /ˈpʌmld/ /ˈpʌmld/ |
| (US English) past simple pummeled | /ˈpʌmld/ /ˈpʌmld/ |
| (US English) past participle pummeled | /ˈpʌmld/ /ˈpʌmld/ |
| -ing form pummelling | /ˈpʌmlɪŋ/ /ˈpʌmlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form pummeling | /ˈpʌmlɪŋ/ /ˈpʌmlɪŋ/ |
- to keep hitting somebody/something hard, especially with your fists (= tightly closed hands)
- pummel somebody/something (with something) He pummelled the pillow with his fists.
- (figurative) She pummelled (= strongly criticized) her opponents.
- He saw the other man being pummelled by the crowd.
- pummel (at something) Her fists pummelled at his chest.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: variant of pommel.