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Definition of trounce

trounce

/ˈtraʊns/
trounce
Past Simple:trounced
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Past Participle:trounced
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Present Participle:trouncing
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trounce Lexical Profile

trounce Game Scores & Validity

• verb

1

To defeat someone heavily and decisively in a game, contest, or election.

Example

"The visiting basketball team managed to trounce the defending champions by thirty points."

2

To rebuke, criticize, or punish someone severely.

Example

"Critics were quick to trounce the director's latest film for its weak plot and poor pacing."

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• Rhymes for trounce

• Nearby Words

troubling
troublingly
trough
trounce
troupe
trouper
troupial

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Trounce. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/trounce
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