pummel

pum·mel

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhm-uh l]
- /ˈpʌm əl/
- /ˈpʌm.əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhm-uh l]
- /ˈpʌm əl/

Definitions of pummel word

verb with object pummel to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists. 1
transitive verb pummel beat, pound 1
verb pummel If you pummel someone or something, you hit them many times using your fists. 0
verb pummel to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fists 0
verb transitive pummel to beat or hit with repeated blows, esp. with the fist 0

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Origin of pummel

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; alteration of pommel

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Parts of speech for Pummel

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pummel

pummel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for pummel

verb pummel

bam — a hoax, deception, cheating
bamming — a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
bang — If something bangs, it makes a sudden loud noise, once or several times.
batter — If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.

noun pummel

lollop — British Dialect. to loll; lounge.

All 66 Synonyms of pummel