0 an act of hitting someone or something repeatedly, especially with your fists (= closed hands):
He learned how to come back from a pummelling.
The drummer began pummelling the kick drum with his fists.
They suffered an away defeat and a pummelling at home.
Barcelona took the mother of all pummellings.
He endured repeated pummellings.
Newer homes built to stringent construction codes held up well during recent pummellings by hurricanes.
Shares took a pummelling yesterday.
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European
May 10, 2021
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pummelling