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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