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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.

Synonyms

  • Pummel
  • Biff

Hypernyms

  • Hit
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