trounce

verb

ˈtrau̇n(t)s How to pronounce trounce (audio)
trounced; trouncing
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transitive verb

: to thrash or punish severely
especially : to defeat decisively
trounced the rival team

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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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Powered by a defensive unit that tallied three takeaways, four sacks and limited the opposing offense to 156 yards, UCLA earned its seventh win of the season Saturday afternoon at the Rose Bowl, trouncing Michigan State 28-10. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 The Milwaukee Brewers used seven consecutive hits to score eight runs, all of which came with two outs, to trounce the Tampa Bay Rays and move within one win of claiming the franchise’s first World Series. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 Bloom Energy — The fuel cell power company fell 5% even as third-quarter results trounced analysts' estimates. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 Rounds is trouncing independent candidate Brian Bengs 57% to 36% in the deep-red state, according to a new poll conducted in mid-October by Quantus Insights. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trounce

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First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trounce was in 1868

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trounce

verb
ˈtrau̇n(t)s How to pronounce trounce (audio)
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially : to defeat thoroughly
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