Pummel vs Trounce - What's the difference?
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To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
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, year=2012
, date=June 3
, author=Nathan Rabin
, title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)
to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily
to punish
to beat severely; thrash
Pummel is a related term of trounce.
As verbs the difference between pummel and trounce
is that pummel is to hit or strike heavily and repeatedly while trounce is to win against (someone) by a wide margin; to beat thoroughly, to defeat heavily.pummel
English
Verb
- Rain pummeled the roof.
- The boxer pummeled his opponent.
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trounce
English
Verb
(trounc)- The Mexican team trounced the Americans by 10 goals to 1.