Meaning & use
Pummeled
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Struck repeatedly with the fists or other blows; battered.
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The boxer pummeled his opponent in the final round.
Heavy waves pummeled the coastline throughout the storm.
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Also spelled 'pummelled' in British English, the word derives from 'pommel,' the rounded knob at the end of a sword hilt once used to strike blows.
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