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TROUNCING
beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
(noun) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping
(noun) a sound defeat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
trouncing (plural trouncings)
gerund of trounce: a thorough defeat.
Verb
trouncing
present participle of trounce
Anagrams
• cornuting
Source: Wiktionary
TROUNCE
Trounce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trounced; p. pr. & vb. n. Trouncing.] Etym: [F. tronce, tronche, a stump, piece of wood. See Truncheon.]
Definition: To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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