bepommel

B3E1P3O1M3M3E1L1

verb

To pommel; to beat, as with a stick.

OriginEnglish pommel ← Middle English bi- ← Old English be- →
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Meanings

verbbepommel (third-person singular simple present bepommels, present participle (US) bepommeling or (UK) bepommelling, simple past and past participle (US) bepommeled or (UK) bepommelled)

present singular third person bepommels · US participle present bepommeling · UK participle present bepommelling · US participle past bepommeled · US past bepommeled · UK participle past bepommelled · UK past bepommelled

  1. transitiveTo pommel; to beat, as with a stick.
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
attackbeatcome down on

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Old Englishbe-
  9. Middle Englishbi-
  10. Englishbe-
  11. Englishpommel
  12. Englishbepommel

From be- + pommel.

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APA

bepommel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bepommel

MLA

“bepommel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bepommel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bepommel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bepommel.

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