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tanning vs trouncing

trouncing vs tanning

tanning and trouncing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tanning Yes No No No
trouncing Yes No No No
As nouns, trouncing is a hypernym of tanning; that is, trouncing is a word with a broader meaning than tanning:
  • tanning: beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  • trouncing: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Other hypernyms of tanning include beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, whacking.
tanning (noun) trouncing (noun)
making leather from rawhide the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment a sound defeat
process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
Difference between tanning and trouncing

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