trouncing

"He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched."

"The children physically exhausted themselves playing tag in the park. "

"In her English class, Maria learned that a participle, like "running" in "running shoes," can act as an adjective. "

"deliver a captive from the prison"

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

"The song's constant worry about failing the exam was its main overcome. "

"My younger brother loves playing basketball after school. "

"The storm caused a disastrous flood, damaging many homes and businesses. "

"The storm severely damaged the school's roof. "

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"