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pummel — ► VERB (pummelled, pummelling; US pummeled, pummeling) ▪ strike repeatedly, especially with the fists. ORIGIN variant of POMMEL(Cf. ↑pommel) … English terms dictionary
pummel — /pum euhl/, v.t., pummeled, pummeling or (esp. Brit.) pummelled, pummelling. to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists. Also, pommel. [1540 50; alter. of POMMEL] * * * … Universalium
pummel — v.tr. (pummelled, pummelling; US pummeled, pummeling) strike repeatedly esp. with the fist. Etymology: alt. f. POMMEL … Useful english dictionary
pummel — [pum′əl] vt. pummeled or pummelled, pummeling or pummelling [< POMMEL] to beat or hit with repeated blows, esp. with the fist SYN. BEAT … English World dictionary
pummel — UK [ˈpʌm(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms pummel : present tense I/you/we/they pummel he/she/it pummels present participle pummelling past tense pummelled past participle pummelled 1) to cause a lot of damage to a place Hurricane Mitch is… … English dictionary
pummel — pum|mel [ˈpʌməl] v past tense and past participle pummelled present participle pummelling BrE past tense and past participle pummeled present participle pummeling AmE [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: pommel] 1.) to hit someone or something many… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pummel — [[t]pʌ̱m(ə)l[/t]] pummels, pummelling, pummelled VERB If you pummel someone or something, you hit them many times using your fists. [V n] He trapped Conn in a corner and pummeled him ferociously for thirty seconds. (in AM, use pummeling,… … English dictionary
pummel — verb (pummels, pummelling, pummelled; US pummels, pummeling, pummeled) strike repeatedly, especially with the fists. Origin C16: var. of pommel … English new terms dictionary
pummel — /ˈpʌməl / (say pumuhl) verb (t) (pummelled or, US, pummeled, pummelling or, US, pummeling) Also, Chiefly US, pommel. 1. to beat or thrash with rapid blows, as with the fists or, originally, a pommel. –noun 2. → …
