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Trouncing
noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 gerund of trounce: a thorough defeat. form-of, gerund
"The local football team has suffered three trouncings this season."
- 2 the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows wordnet
- 3 a sound defeat wordnet
Verb
- 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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