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trouncing

verb

Meaning

  1. To beat severely; to thrash.
  2. To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
  3. To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
  4. To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.
  5. To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.
  6. To pass across or over; to traverse.
  7. To travel quickly over a long distance.
  8. Present participle of trounce: a thorough defeat.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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