trouncing vs licking

trouncing and licking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trouncing	Yes	No	No	No
licking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trouncing and licking are synonyms defined as:

trouncing and licking: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Other synonyms of trouncing include beating, drubbing, lacing, thrashing, whacking.

As nouns, licking is a hypernym of trouncing; that is, licking is a word with a broader meaning than trouncing:

Other hypernyms of trouncing include defeat.

trouncing (noun)	licking (noun)
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
a sound defeat	an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest