Pummel and Work

Pummel

Pummel verb - To strike repeatedly.

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

Nearby Words: pummelled, pummelling

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Pummel and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pummel" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

When I think of all the work you put in to get me to run, when I think of all the work you put in to get me elected...I could pummel your ass with a baseball bat.

Source: Tension-Cutting Laughter
It's never ever the big obvious hazard that's going to pummel you and the obstacle never ever will work the way it seems to set up to be.

Source: Series / Wipeout (2008)
For instance, Obelix gets three drops of magic potion in Asterix and Cleopatra to boost his strength such that he can pummel his way out of a pyramid, and claims he notices no difference (a later story establishes a dose large enough to work on him would have turned him to stone).

Source: Strong as They Need to Be

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Work and Pummel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pummel/work

Pummel & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pummel/work>.

Work or Pummel. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pummel/work.

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