"Trouncing" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
To defeat or overcome somebody or something convincingly, often by a wide margin or easily.
Example: "The university team trounced their opponents in the championship final."
Synonyms: crush, overwhelm, rout, dominate.
Example Sentences:
The home team trounced the visiting team, winning by a score of 10-0.
The comedian's jokes were so funny that the audience trounced on the stage with laughter.
The company's new product trounced the competition, outselling them by a wide margin.
The golfer's poor performance on the course at first, but he came back to trounce his opponent in the final round.
The opponent's argument was thoroughly debunked by the expert's scathing rebuttal, which left them trouncing on the defensive.
The verb "troughing" generally refers to the act of pulling or dragging something, especially a farm animal, along the ground. However, in an economic context, "troughing" refers to a practice where a person or group leverages their influence to secure corporate donations or favors by giving exclusive benefits to their preferred companies.