Pommel (Verb)
Meaning
Strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The angry fans pommelled the referee after the disputed call.
- The boxer's opponents had grown accustomed to the pommeling his powerful fists could deliver.
- She kept pommelling at the dough with all her strength until it was soft and pliable.
- Protesters were seen pommelling the security personnel in a heated standoff.
- Witnesses describe how the crowd began to pommel the vandal after he spray-painted the historic landmark.