Pummel (Verb)
Meaning
Strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The angry pedestrians pummeled the defiant activist for provoking them.
- As the argument escalated, she began to pummel her brother in the face repeatedly.
- The frustrated boxer started to pummel the punching bag with an unrelenting barrage.
- A stray dog pummeled by torrential rain crept under an old car for shelter.
- He was about to pummel the cheating opponent but the referee intervened promptly.