pummelled
Beat up badly
Pummelled is the past tense of pummel, meaning to strike repeatedly with fists or other blows: He pummelled the punching bag until his arms ached.
The spelling with double L is standard in British English; Americans typically write pummeled.
Figuratively, anything that batters or overwhelms can pummel: The coast was pummelled by storms all winter.
Struck with closed fist
- batteredDamaged by repeated blows
- thrashedDefeated decisively
- poundedStruck hard, repeatedly
- struckPast tense of hitting
hit · beaten · walloped · clobbered · slugged · thumped · hammered · bludgeoned
Attacked with heavy fire
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
- delugedOverwhelmed by abundance
flooded · battered · assailed · barraged · buffeted · pelted · beset · hounded
Continuing without pause
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- savageFierce and untamed
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
ferocious · vicious · barrage · onslaught · battering · torrent · blitz · storm
Manipulated by pressing repeatedly
- poundedStruck hard, repeatedly
- workedPerformed labor or tasks
- percussiveRelating to struck sounds
- tenderizedMade meat less tough
manipulated · loosened · pressed · thumped · rhythmic · therapeutic · muscles · tissue
punched
Struck with closed fist
struck · hit · beaten · walloped · clobbered · slugged · thumped · hammered · bludgeoned · drubbed
bombarded
Attacked with heavy fire
deluged · flooded · battered · assailed · barraged · buffeted · pelted · beset · hounded · overrun
relentless
Continuing without pause
fierce · ferocious · vicious · barrage · onslaught · battering · torrent · blitz · storm · unceasing
kneaded
Manipulated by pressing repeatedly
- poundedStruck hard, repeatedly
- workedPerformed labor or tasks
- percussiveRelating to struck sounds
tenderized · manipulated · loosened · pressed · thumped · rhythmic · therapeutic · muscles · tissue · tension release