Past tense of trounce
regular verb
The past tense of trounce is trounced. The past participle is also trounced.
Forms of trounce
| Base form (V1) | trounce /tɹaʊns/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | trounced |
| Past participle (V3) | trounced |
| Present participle | trouncing |
| Third person singular | trounces |
Trounced in a sentence
- The German team trounced the Brazilians by 7 goals to 1.
- I dislike bragging, but Edward and I trounced the opposition in the debate on state's rights last week.2003, Lauraine Snelling, More Than a Dream (Return to Red River; 3), Bloomington, Minn.: Bethany House Publishers, →ISBN, page 237
- During the second half of the soccer game, the Skopjan side trounced the inexperienced team from Bitola.From the entry Skopjan
- The Knicks trounced the Rockets on Sunday.From the entry trounced
- Mrs Dibble was resentful and peevish at having been trounced into employing old Peter.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 67. From the entry agen
Meaning of trounce
- verb To beat severely; to thrash.
- verb To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games, sports) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.
- verb To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.
Questions about the past tense of trounce
- What is the past tense of trounce?
- The past tense of trounce is trounced.
- What is the past participle of trounce?
- The past participle of trounce is trounced.
- Is trounce a regular or irregular verb?
- Trounce is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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