Definition of trouncing Trouncing
/tɹawˈnsɪŋ/ - [trawnsing] - trounc•ing
We found 5 definitions of trouncing from 4 different sources.
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What does trouncing mean?
WordNet
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| trouncing - the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||
| beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, whacking | ||
| corporal punishment the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime | ||
| flogging, flagellation, lashing, tanning, whipping beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation | ||
| trouncing - a sound defeat | ||
| thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, whipping | ||
| defeat, licking an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- trouncing (Verb)
Present participle of trounce.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- trouncing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Trounce
Part of speech
🔤- trouncing, verb, gerund of trounce (infinitive).
- trouncing, noun, singular of trouncings.
