0 an act of hitting someone or something repeatedly, especially with your fists (= closed hands):
He learned how to come back from a pummeling.
They suffered a defeat away and a pummeling at home.
Barcelona took the mother of all pummelings.
He endured repeated pummelings.
Newer homes built to stringent construction codes held up well during recent pummelings by hurricanes.
Stocks took a pummeling yesterday.
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