'pummel' is a correct and usable word in written English
It is an informal verb meaning to hit someone or something repeatedly. For example, "The angry boy pummeled his pillow in frustration."
As a feminist who has devoted her entire adult life to campaigning against unspeakable atrocities toward women committed by violent men, I find the idea of Brown's "rebranding" as a "hard man" ready to "pummel David Cameron into defeat with his bare fist" deeply offensive.
In the same way, though "Selma" has its moments of high-octane drama, it does not always try to pummel audiences.
Fighting the fence Such sweet sorrow Reprints Related items John McCain's economics: The man with half a planApr 17th 2008On the other hand, Mr Obama correctly reckons that the attractive tax cuts Mr McCain proposes could pummel the federal budget.
At least one Apache was shot down when a flotilla of helicopters launched a raid ahead of the northern tip of the spear; but fixed-wing aircraft have also begun to pummel Republican Guard divisions outside Baghdad and dig into its outskirts.
Instead of exporting refugees, Sierra Leone now imports them from Liberia: 30,000 so far, says the UN.Meanwhile, on Freetown's Lumley beach, dozens of people congregate every Sunday to frolic in the waves, pummel volleyballs and slurp beers at one of the many bars that punctuate the long stretch of pristine white sand.
Boxing fans, and others who just enjoy watching politicians pummel one another, paid up to $100 to attend.
Britain thought it had a right to trade freely, and a God-given right to pummel with cannon any nation that thought otherwise.
It has released a series of advertisements that are designed to pummel the president-in-waiting.
Syrian warplanes have continued to pummel areas held by other rebels, killing some 50 civilians with barrel bombs in the Aleppo region in the past few days.As Syria entered into Iraq's war, Israel was briefly sucked into Syria's.
This is the same strategy that the Republicans have been using for years to pummel the Democrats, relying on popular right-wing causes to draw conservative voters to the polls.
As in the previous track, here the Amen break is reduced largely to its high-frequency elements, and the snare patterns are designed more to pummel you into submission than to carry the rhythm.
