pummel

pum·mel

 (pŭm′əl)

tr.v. pum·meled, pum·mel·ing, pum·mels also pum·melled or pum·mel·ling

1. To beat or batter, as with the fists: The angry crowd pummeled the thief. See Synonyms at beat.

2. To cause to undergo harm or loss: news that pummeled the stock market.

3. To attack or harry verbally: was pummeled with criticism.

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[Alteration of pommel.]

pummel

(ˈpʌməl)

vb, -mels, -melling or -melled, -mels, -meling or -meled

(tr) to strike repeatedly with or as if with the fists. Also (less commonly): pommel

[C16: see pommel]

pum•mel

(ˈpʌm əl)

v.t. -meled, -mel•ing (esp. Brit.) -melled, -mel•ling.

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.

[1540–50; alter. of pommel]

Pummel

 of masseurs—Lipton, 1970.

pummel

Past participle: pummelled
Gerund: pummelling

Imperative

pummel

pummel

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

pummel - strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators" biff, pommel hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

pummel

verb beat, punch, pound, strike, knock, belt (informal), hammer, bang, batter, thump, clobber (slang), lambast(e), beat the living daylights out of, rain blows upon He trapped Conn in a corner and pummelled him ferociously.

pummel

verb

To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows:

assail, assault, baste, batter, beat, belabor, buffet, drub, hammer, pound, smash, thrash, thresh.

Informal: lambaste.

Slang: clobber.

Idiom: rain blows on.

Translations

يَضْرِبُ باسْتِمرار

bušit pěstmi

tæske løs

rouer de coups

öklözbunyóz

lúberja

kumščiuoti

bungātdauzīt ar dūrēm

yumruklamak

用拳头连续打

pummel

[ˈpʌml] VT → aporrear, apalear

pummel

[ˈpʌm^əl] vt

(in fight) [+ person] → rouer de coups
Jo flew at him, pummelling his chest with clenched fists → Jo se jeta sur lui, martelant sa poitrine de ses poings serrés.

(in massage) → tapoterpummel horse pommel horse n → cheval m d'arçons

pummel

vt → eintrommeln auf (+acc)

pummel

[ˈpʌml] vt → prendere a pugni

pummel

(ˈpaml) – past tense, past participle ˈpummelled , (American) ˈpummeled – verb

to beat again and again with the fists. hamer, slaan, vuisslaan يَضْرِبُ باسْتِمرار бия с юмруци esmurrar bušit pěstmi mit den Fäusten bearbeiten tæske løs γρονθοκοπώaporrear, dar de puñetazos kolkima مشت زدن takoa nyrkeillä rouer de coups לְהַכוָת שוּב וְשוב בְּאֶגרוֹפיִם मुकियाना, मुक्के से मारना öklöz, bunyóz memukuli lúberja (með hnúum og hnefum) battere げんこで打つ 주먹으로 계속 때리다 kumščiuoti dauzīt ar dūrēm; bungāt menumbuk-numbuk stompenhamre løs på okładać pięściami سوك وهل esmurrar a căra (la) pumni колотить búchať päsťou tepsti udarati pesnicom puckla på, mörbulta ตี yumruklamak 用拳頭連續打 бити; дубасити لگاتار مکے مارنا đấm thùm thụp 用拳头连续打