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
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Gold’s bull run this year has trounced even the artificial intelligence trade that drove stocks to all-time highs. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025 But Cuomo is running in this race as an independent after Mamdani, who turned 34 last weekend, trounced him during the Democratic Party primary. Brian Mann, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025 The Kansas City Chiefs trounced the Las Vegas Raiders 31-0 on Sunday afternoon at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, improving to a 4-3 this season. Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025 Trump led former President Joe Biden by 6 points in the state in 2020 -- and the gulf grew in 2024, when trounced former Vice President Kamala Harris by 14 points. Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trounce

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 29 Oct. 2025.

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trounce

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

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