different between pummel vs scourge

English

Etymology

Alteration of pommel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?m?l/
• Rhymes: -?m?l
• Hyphenation: pum?mel

Verb

pummel (third-person singular simple present pummels, present participle (UK) pummelling or (US) pummeling, simple past and past participle (UK) pummelled or (US) pummeled)

1. To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.

Translations

Noun

pummel (plural pummels)

1. Alternative form of pommel

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?.m?l/
• Hyphenation: pum?mel
• Rhymes: -?m?l

Noun

pummel m (plural pummels, diminutive pummeltje n)

1. (derogatory) bumpkin (unsophisticated person, usually male)

Derived terms

• boerenpummel

English

Etymology

From Old French escorgier (“to whip”), from Vulgar Latin excorrigiare, consisting of ex- (“thoroughly”) + corrigia (“thong, whip”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sk??d?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sk?d?/
  • (US, also) IPA^(key): /sk??d?/

• Rhymes: -??(?)d?

Noun

scourge (plural scourges)

1. A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.

2. A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
3. A whip, often of leather.

Translations

Verb

scourge (third-person singular simple present scourges, present participle scourging, simple past and past participle scourged)

1. To strike with a scourge; to flog.

Synonyms

• (to whip or scourge): Thesaurus:whip

Translations

See also

• Scourge in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “scourge”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• scrouge