noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

beatingthrashingbastinadobastingbatterybeating

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

From trounce + -ing.

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