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pummeling

/ˈpʌm.əl.ɪŋ/

pummelingnoun

pummelings

/ˈpʌm.əl.ɪŋ/

Translations

matraquageSens figuré : attaque, pression ou dégringolade sévère.

The company's stock took a pummeling after the disappointing earnings report.

L'action de l'entreprise a subi un matraquage après le rapport sur les résultats décevants.

passage à tabacSens concret : coups répétés portés avec force.

The boxer's pummeling of his opponent left the crowd in awe.

Le passage à tabac de son adversaire par le boxeur a laissé la foule admirative.

Definitions

The act of repeatedly hitting or striking someone or something with force.

The boxer's pummeling of his opponent left the crowd in awe.

A severe or sustained attack, criticism, or setback.

The company's stock took a pummeling after the disappointing earnings report.

Synonyms

pummelinggerund / present participle

/ˈpʌm.əl.ɪŋ/

/ˈpʌm.ə.lɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that is striking or beating repeatedly.

Translations

martelanteSurtout pour la pluie ou un bruit qui frappe avec force et de façon répétée.

They took shelter from the pummeling rain.

Ils se sont abrités de la pluie martelante.

Definitions

Striking repeatedly and forcefully; pounding.

They took shelter from the pummeling rain.

pummelverb

pummeling

ing-form

pummeled

Past Simple

pummeled

Past Participle

pummeling

ing-form

/ˈpʌm.əl/

Translations

tabasserFamilier; se dit d’une personne frappée à coups de poing répétés.

The boxer pummeled his opponent until the referee intervened.

Le boxeur a tabassé son adversaire jusqu’à l’intervention de l’arbitre.

battre à plate couturePour une défaite écrasante ; registre courant.

The team was pummeled by their rivals in the championship game.

L’équipe a été battue à plate couture par ses rivaux lors du match de championnat.

Additional translations

cribler de critiquesPour l’idée de critiquer sévèrement.

malmenerPour des forces naturelles qui heurtent quelque chose de façon répétée.

rosserFamilier; accent sur une correction violente, souvent à coups répétés.

Definitions

To strike repeatedly with fists.

The boxer pummeled his opponent until the referee intervened.

To criticize or defeat someone or something severely.

The team was pummeled by their rivals in the championship game.

Of wind, waves, or other natural forces: to strike something heavily and repeatedly.

Storm-driven waves pummeled the breakwater through the night.

Synonyms

pummelpast participle

Definitions

Beaten or battered by repeated blows.

He arrived at the station with a pummeled suitcase and a weary smile.