Kill and Pummel

Kill

Kill verb - To deprive of life.

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Pummel and kill are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pummel" instead a verb "Kill".

Nearby Words: killing, killed, killer

Pummel verb - To strike repeatedly.

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Kill and pummel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Pummel".

Nearby Words: pummelled, pummelling

person	kill person	pummel person
character	kill character	pummel character
hero	kill hero	pummel hero
guy	kill guy	pummel guy
Other words: people, men, way, monster, child, anyone, opponent, player, enemy, enemies, zombies, members, heroes, monsters.

In The Silmarillion, the Balrogs pummel Fingon's corpse into the mud even after they kill him.

Source: Pummeling the Corpse
Superman regarding Bruce as a friend, having a no-kill rule, and being somewhat weakened by other events turned the fight into a fairly evenly matched Pummel Duel.

Source: Western Animation / Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Mama Bear: She proves to be this with her son Jonathan - when the Eradicator tries to kill him because of his half-Kryptonian/half-Human nature, Lois ends up discovering Batman's Hellbat Armor, a suit of armor designed to go toe-to-toe with friggin' Darkseid, and using it to pummel the construct.

Source: Comic Book / Lois Lane

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