trouncing Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a sound defeat
drubbing; whipping; thrashing; slaughter; debacle; walloping.
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noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
whacking; drubbing; thrashing; licking; lacing; beating.
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verb beat severely with a whip or rod
trounce; strap; welt; whip; slash; lash; flog; lather.
- The teacher often flogged the students
- The children were severely trounced
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verb come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
shell; beat; trounce; crush; beat out; vanquish.
- Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
- We beat the competition
- Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
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verb censure severely or angrily
call on the carpet; rag; dress down; remonstrate; chew out; take to task; call down; jaw; lambast; trounce; scold; chide; berate; chew up; have words; rebuke; reprimand; reproof; lecture; bawl out; lambaste.
- 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