Standard Lemma guide

pummel

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpʌməl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌməl
  • CMU ARPABET: P AH1 M AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Alternative form of pommel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Rain pummeled the roof.
  • The boxer pummeled his opponent.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To scornfully criticize someone or something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The politician was pummeled by the media for his controversial statements.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

strike, usually with the fist

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pommel, biff

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hit

History

Etymology

Alteration of pommel.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бия непрекъснато (bija neprekǎsnato) — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Dutch: afranselen — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Dutch: aftroeven — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Finnish: nuijia — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Finnish: hakata — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • French: rouer de coups — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • French: marteler — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • German: einschlagen auf — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • German: verdreschen — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Hungarian: öklöz — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Hungarian: püföl — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Hungarian: dögönyöz — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Hungarian: összever — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Hungarian: szétver — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Ido: bategar — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Māori: kurukuru — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Māori: kōmekemeke — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Polish: łomotać — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Polish: łomotnąć — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Portuguese: esmurrar — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Russian: барабанить (barabanitʹ) — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Spanish: golpear — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Swedish: puckla på — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
  • Swedish: mörbulta — To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly