how to pronounce trounce

/tɹaʊns/

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trounce is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of trounce in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

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meanings of trounce

verb:

To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.
To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.
To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
To pass across or over; to traverse.
To travel quickly over a long distance.
To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
To beat severely; to thrash.

noun:

A walk involving some difficulty or effort; a trek, a tramp, a trudge.
An act of trouncing: a severe beating, a thrashing; a thorough defeat.
A journey involving quick travel; also, one that is dangerous or laborious.

trounce frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word trounce occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics trounce can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that trounce can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;