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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of pummel.

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Examples

  • The male getting "pummelled" was "scruffy" and much smaller than his taller, more muscular adversary, whom she referred to as a "jock."

    Thestar.com - Home Page Betsy Powell 2011

  • The male getting "pummelled" was "scruffy" and much smaller than his taller, more muscular adversary, whom she referred to as a "jock."

    Thestar.com - Home Page Betsy Powell 2011

  • Ferguson admitted United were outplayed in the first half of the 1-0 defeat, then said his side "pummelled" Villa after the break, but failed to capitalise.

    Sport news, comment and results | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • She didn't like being shouted at, she liked less being pummelled for no reason.

    For the Sake of the Boy Ramola D 2011

  • In this category, Opera Mini absolutely pummelled Mobile Safari, especially on full versions of websites like the New York Times front page (which partially rendered in Mobile Safari before it finished loading, but continued loading for over 40 seconds time and again).

    Browser Speed Tests: iPhone’s Mobile Safari Vs Opera Mini | Lifehacker Australia 2010

  • After years of being pummelled with Anne Rice and t ...

    30 Days Of Night More–Sequel Shoots In October 2009

  • In their first meeting, the inexperienced but massive Lesnar basically pummelled Mir for 88 seconds (with a small break in the middle due to the ref warning Lesnar about illegal shots to the back of the head) and then the crafty veteran Mir caught Lesnar in a kneebar and forced Lesnar to submit.

    "Justice will be f--king served!" Tyler 2009

  • The performance on Friday, when the team took a grip on the tie from the first minute and gradually pummelled Estonia into submission, was arguably the finest of Trapattoni's reign, together with the 1‑1 World Cup play-off second-leg draw against France in Paris, despite the heartbreak.

    Republic of Ireland dismiss talk of arrivistes before Euro 2012 party 2011

  • In their first meeting, the inexperienced but massive Lesnar basically pummelled Mir for 88 seconds (with a small break in the middle due to the ref warning Lesnar about illegal shots to the back of the head) and then the crafty veteran Mir caught Lesnar in a kneebar and forced Lesnar to submit.

    Archive 2009-07-05 Tyler 2009

  • On the other hand, when the prevailing southwesterly winds sweep up the English Channel, the south side of the Isle of Wight can be pummelled while Cowes on the north side is sheltered.

    Cowes weatherwatch 2011

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