Associations to the word «Trouncing»

Wiktionary

TROUNCE, verb. (transitive) to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily
TROUNCE, verb. (transitive) to punish
TROUNCE, verb. (transitive) to beat severely; thrash

Dictionary definition

TROUNCE, verb. Beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced".
TROUNCE, verb. Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game".
TROUNCE, verb. Censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup".

Wise words

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