trounced; trouncing

transitive verb

: to thrash or punish severely
especially : to defeat decisively

Examples of trounce in a Sentence

our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
Recent Examples on the Web Criminal District Judge, Court 2 Republicans William Knight trounced fellow county prosecutor Glynis McGinty in a two-horse race to replace Wayne Salvant as the judge of Criminal District Court No. 2 with 74.50% of the vote. Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Mar. 2024 And this week on Face the Nation: Donald Trump trounces Nikki Haley in South Carolina, and an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. CBS News, 25 Feb. 2024 Mitty has trounced its opponents almost every game this season and Tuesday was no different. Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024 In the 2023 season, the Ravens often trounced opponents by double digits en route to posting a league-best 13-4 record. Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2024 Two days after trouncing the Bulls, Jokić recorded his hundred-and-eighth career triple-double, in a win against the New Orleans Pelicans, surpassing LeBron James and Jason Kidd for fourth on the all-time list. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 Arévalo, 65, an anti-corruption activist, stunned the political establishment by trouncing his opponent in an August election deemed free and fair by international observers. Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024 After being trounced at Rutgers on Tuesday, IU (12-5, 4-2 Big Ten) handled Minnesota (12-4, 3-2) at home. Zion Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Jan. 2024 And the former president also won the U.S. Virgin Islands caucuses on Thursday, trouncing Ms. Haley and capturing 73 percent of the vote. Michael Gold, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trounce was in 1868

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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

trounce

verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially : to defeat thoroughly

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