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 Utilities are now trouncing semiconductors this year, while the 10-year Treasury yield slumps to a 14-month low near 3.7%. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2024 Carter prevailed, of course, but got trounced by Ronald Reagan in the general election. Matt Bai, Washington Post, 23 July 2024 Yet eight years later, after surviving an assassination attempt, trouncing a wide field of GOP primary rivals, and battling against multiple legal cases, Trump now has the backing of the majority of the GOP. Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 July 2024 Macron dissolved France’s National Assembly last month after the RN trounced his party in the European Parliament elections. Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 8 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trounce 

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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 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

trounce

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

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