Trouncing

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of trounce: a thorough defeat. form-of, gerund

    "The local football team has suffered three trouncings this season."

  2. 2
    the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows wordnet
  3. 3
    a sound defeat wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of trounce form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From trounce + -ing.

Etymology 2

From trounce + -ing.

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