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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.
[Alteration of pommel.]
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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]
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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]
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Pummel
of masseurs—Lipton, 1970.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
pummel
Past participle: pummelled
Gerund: pummelling
| Imperative |
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| pummel |
| pummel |
| Present |
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| I pummel |
| you pummel |
| he/she/it pummels |
| we pummel |
| you pummel |
| they pummel |
| Preterite |
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| I pummelled |
| you pummelled |
| he/she/it pummelled |
| we pummelled |
| you pummelled |
| they pummelled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am pummelling |
| you are pummelling |
| he/she/it is pummelling |
| we are pummelling |
| you are pummelling |
| they are pummelling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have pummelled |
| you have pummelled |
| he/she/it has pummelled |
| we have pummelled |
| you have pummelled |
| they have pummelled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was pummelling |
| you were pummelling |
| he/she/it was pummelling |
| we were pummelling |
| you were pummelling |
| they were pummelling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had pummelled |
| you had pummelled |
| he/she/it had pummelled |
| we had pummelled |
| you had pummelled |
| they had pummelled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will pummel |
| you will pummel |
| he/she/it will pummel |
| we will pummel |
| you will pummel |
| they will pummel |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have pummelled |
| you will have pummelled |
| he/she/it will have pummelled |
| we will have pummelled |
| you will have pummelled |
| they will have pummelled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be pummelling |
| you will be pummelling |
| he/she/it will be pummelling |
| we will be pummelling |
| you will be pummelling |
| they will be pummelling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been pummelling |
| you have been pummelling |
| he/she/it has been pummelling |
| we have been pummelling |
| you have been pummelling |
| they have been pummelling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been pummelling |
| you will have been pummelling |
| he/she/it will have been pummelling |
| we will have been pummelling |
| you will have been pummelling |
| they will have been pummelling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been pummelling |
| you had been pummelling |
| he/she/it had been pummelling |
| we had been pummelling |
| you had been pummelling |
| they had been pummelling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would pummel |
| you would pummel |
| he/she/it would pummel |
| we would pummel |
| you would pummel |
| they would pummel |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have pummelled |
| you would have pummelled |
| he/she/it would have pummelled |
| we would have pummelled |
| you would have pummelled |
| they would have pummelled |
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Verb 1. [画像:pummel - strike, usually with the fist]pummel - strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
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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.
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pummel
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Translations
يَضْرِبُ باسْتِمرار
bušit pěstmi
tæske løs
öklözbunyóz
lúberja
kumščiuoti
bungātdauzīt ar dūrēm
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pummel
[ˈpʌməl] vtCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pummel
vt → eintrommeln auf (+acc)
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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 γρονθοκοπώ aporrear, 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 stompen hamre 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
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