Trounced

verb

verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of trounce form-of, participle, past

    "The Knicks trounced the Rockets on Sunday."

Synonyms

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beatbeatenbestedconfoundeddefeateddiscomfited

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"My first impulse was to follow her and give her such a spank as Mistress Molly administered the day she trounced her for pushing Peter into the creek."

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