pummeled

pum·mel

P p

Transcription

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

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

Definition of pummeled word

verb with object pummeled to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists. 1

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Origin of pummeled

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 Pummeled

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pummeled 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 pummeled

verb pummeled

bammed — Simple past tense and past participle of bam.
basted — to beat with a stick; thrash; cudgel.
clubbed — having a thickened end, like a club
cuffed — a blow with the fist or the open hand; buffet.
flailed — an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.

noun pummeled

lolloped — Simple past tense and past participle of lollop.

All 13 Synonyms of pummeled