0 an act of hitting someone or something repeatedly, especially with your fists (= closed hands): --
Barcelona took the mother of all pummelings.
They suffered a defeat away and a pummeling at home.
He learned how to come back from a pummeling.
Stocks took a pummeling yesterday.
Newer homes built to stringent construction codes held up well during recent pummelings by hurricanes.
He endured repeated pummelings.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
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Shimmer
pummeling