pummel
verb [transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pummel | |
| he / she / it pummels | |
| past simple pummelled | |
| past participle pummelled | |
| (US English) past simple pummeled | |
| (US English) past participle pummeled | |
| -ing form pummelling | |
| (US English) -ing form pummeling |
to keep hitting somebody/something hard, especially with your fists (= tightly closed hands) 连续猛击；反复拳打；捶打 - pummel somebody/something (with something)
He pummelled the pillow with his fists. 他用双拳不停地捶打枕头。 - (figurative)
She pummelled (= strongly criticized) her opponents. 她严厉抨击了对手。 He saw the other man being pummelled by the crowd. 他看到另一个人被人群殴打。 - pummel (at something)
Her fists pummelled at his chest. 她用拳头连连捶打他的胸膛。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: variant of pommel.- pummel somebody/something (with something)