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Pummel Participle Pummelling Pummeled Pum‧Mel ˈpʌməl Verb Past

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Back pum‧mel /ˈpʌməl/ verb (past tense and past participle pummelled, present participle pummelling British English, pummeled, pummeling American English) [transitive]
1to hit someone or something many times quickly, especially using your fists (=closed hands) SYN beat:
Diane leaned over and pummeled the pillows.
pummel something with something
She flew at him, pummelling his chest with her fists.
pummel at
The cook pummelled at the dough.
The platoon was pummeled by heavy machine-gun fire.
2informal to completely defeat someone at a sport

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