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noun

variants or pommelling
Definition of pommelingnext
as in attack

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pommeling

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verb

variants or pommelling
present participle of pommel
as in battering
to strike repeatedly the elderly woman pommeled the would-be thief with her handbag until he begged for mercy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pommeling
  1. attack
  2. battering
  3. assault
  4. hiding
  5. battery
  6. pounding
  7. beating
  8. lashing
Noun
  • Newsom has recently come under attack by critics of his handling of the historic wildfires.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • After much debate, the city finally decided to keep the reservoir open and use it for emergencies such as earthquakes, droughts and terror attacks, The Times reported in 2002.
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Definition of attack
Verb
  • Arriving with purpose, the battering-ram figure of Nikola Milenkovic forced home a header.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The cyclone has continued its destructive path, making landfall in northern Mozambique after battering the nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of battering
Noun
  • Beijing has also softened its regulatory assault on Chinese technology companies and the property sector.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Zelenskyy has warned for weeks that Moscow aims to step up its assault after about two months of virtual stalemate along the front line that stretches across the south and east.
    Reuters, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2023
Definition of assault
Verb
  • Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Rushdie himself was attacked on stage at an event in upstate New York in 2022 after coming out of hiding.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of hiding
Noun
  • But the company expects to be rapidly increasing its EV supply and offerings, with a new battery plant that opened last year, two more under construction and a fourth planned soon.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 31 Jan. 2023
  • One in 25 cars on the road are currently battery-powered, estimates Moto, rising to a third of all cars by 2030 and four in five by 2040.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
Definition of battery
Verb
  • The crowd was so excited that the plexiglass behind us was pounding.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Prepare for fast, heart-pounding action and brutal competition in this multiplayer game.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of pounding
Noun
  • Gilbert police still face scrutiny over teen attacks: Inaction from the Gilbert Police Department over teen violence, including the death of Preston Lord, beatings of other teens, and a barn set on fire, prompted scrutiny of the department and town leadership.
    The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Several videos circulating on social media purport to show armed militants — allegedly affiliated with HTS or the security forces of the new government— beating, cursing and humiliating Alawite men while arresting them, or otherwise making threats toward Alawites.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of beating
Verb
  • The fight led to Musk lashing out at his opponents on X, who accused him of demonetizing or suspending them.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The fight led to Musk lashing out at his opponents on X, who accused him of demonetizing or suspending them.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of lashing
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