Mutilate and Pummel

Mutilate

Mutilate verb - To cause severe or permanent injury to.
Usage example: was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash

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

Nearby Words: mutilation, mutilating

Pummel

Pummel verb - To strike repeatedly.
Usage example: pummeled the mugger with her fists until help arrived
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Synonyms for Pummel

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

Nearby Words: pummelled, pummelling

Common collocations

people mutilate people pummel people
face mutilate face pummel face
corpse mutilate corpse pummel corpse
anyone mutilate anyone pummel anyone
Other words: opponent, foe, feet, opponents, members, targets, monsters.
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