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noun

Definition of trouncingnext
as in defeat
failure to win a contest took a serious trouncing during the first game but came back to win the next two

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trouncing

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verb

present participle of trounce
as in whipping
to defeat by a large margin our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trouncing
  1. defeat
  2. whipping
  3. beating
  4. loss
  5. upsetting
Noun
  • Their only loss came early in the season, a 37-34 defeat to Oregon, who just happens to be the No. 1 team in the country.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The defeat moves the app closer to a U.S. ban, which is set to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of defeat
Verb
  • Sick of whipping out a hair dryer, round brush, and a straightener to achieve a frizz-free blowout?
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • With gusts of up to 80 mph possible, a small fire could transform into an inferno, whipping embers at astonishing speeds and leaving firefighters with few options other than trying to get people to evacuate.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of whipping
Noun
  • Those days are long gone, and that approach is now a recipe for a beating in modern MMA, as Gracie discovered on Saturday.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Villeneuve’s adaptation smartly shifts our allegiance to Zendaya’s Chani, who gets elevated from a side character to the film’s beating, conflicted heart.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of beating
Noun
  • Such outages are defined as those affecting at least 50,000 homes or businesses, or causing at least a 300-megawatt loss of power.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Shiseido reported an operating loss of 2.7 billion yen in the six months ended June 30, versus a profit of 13.63 billion yen in the same prior-year period.
    Kathryn Hopkins, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of loss
Verb
  • Failing to do so risks upsetting a leader with a short fuse and the power to sink a company’s stock or ignite a boycott with a single social media post.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Ranked in the preseason Top 25, the Jayhawks limped to a 2-6 start before upsetting 7-1 Iowa State.
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of upsetting
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