Dictionary Entry

trounce

trounce is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1transitive verb
To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.
2verb
censure severely or angrily
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
"The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"
Synonyms
berate chide jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand reproof scold
3verb
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
"Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"
"We beat the competition"
Synonyms
beat crush shell vanquish
4verb
beat severely with a whip or rod
"The teacher often flogged the students"
"The children were severely trounced"
Synonyms
flog lash lather slash strap welt whip

Synonyms

berate chide jaw lambast lambaste lecture rag rebuke remonstrate reprimand reproof scold beat crush shell vanquish flog lash lather slash strap welt whip

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in trounce:

conteur cornute counter recount

Common word forms

trounced trouncer trounces trouncing

Words from these letters

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