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Beating soundly
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trouncing
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Trounce \Trounce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trounced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Trouncing .] [F. tronce, tronche, a stump, piece of wood. See Truncheon .] To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate. [Colloq.]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A thorough defeat. vb. (present participle of trounce English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sound defeat [syn: thrashing , walloping , debacle , drubbing , slaughter , whipping ] the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: beating , thrashing , licking , drubbing , lacing , whacking ]
Usage examples of trouncing.
The Millers had a badminton court in the shade of an enormous old oak, and after a short pause to let the hot dogs digest at least partially, Rick and Scotty let themselves in for a series of trouncings by the girls, who had obviously been playing intensively.
I would instruct other boys in right ways, and take the resulting trouncings meekly.