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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a pummel" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a blow or strike, often in the context of fighting or physical confrontation.
Example: "He delivered a powerful pummel to his opponent, knocking him off balance."
Alternatives: "a blow" or "a strike".
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But there's a newly eruptive sense of dynamics in these tracks; when the band assembles a celestial vocal choir or a gorgeous swirl of guitars and keyboards, a pummel or a distorted roar is rarely far behind.
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A pummeled economy.
Still, we weren't prepared for such a pummeling.
Now he's ready to give it a pummelling.
I wondered if games were getting a pummeling.
President Obama is likely to suffer a pummeling defeat on Tuesday.
He ended with a pummeling account of the aptly titled "Whaam!" by Matan Porat.
A pummeling defeat here could injure her or lacerate her confidence.
The choreography is a series of simple conceits, a floor exercise, a shimmy, a pummelling run.
Another bowler whose reputation took a bit of a pummeling was Tim Bresnan.
Companies with exposure to fossil fuels have been taking a pummelling.
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