trouncing

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A form of trounce — To beat severely; to thrash.

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Meanings

nountrouncing (plural trouncings)

plural trouncings

  1. gerundgerund of trounce: a thorough defeat.

    The local football team has suffered three trouncings this season.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of trounce

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna sound defeat

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thrashingwallopingdebacledrubbingslaughterwhipping
Broader
defeatlicking

nounthe act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

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beatingthrashinglickingdrubbinglacingwhacking
Broader
corporal punishment
Also see
beatingdebacledrubbinglacinglickingslaughterthrashingwallopingwhackingwhipping

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From trounce + -ing.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Curington
Cite this entry
APA

trouncing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trouncing

MLA

“trouncing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trouncing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trouncing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trouncing.

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