lambaste
verb (used with object)
to beat or whip severely.
are lambasting
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present progressiveof lambaste.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He said critics are lambasting the new season despite ignorance of it, reminding him of what the British once termed “the Mary Whitehouse effect.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
Social media users are lambasting Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ February 2021 Vogue shoot, decrying its lighting, backdrop and wardrobe direction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2021
The new 4-4-2 formation deployed by Mariner worked to a certain extent, even if many critics are lambasting TFC for persisting so long with the "Winter experiment" then throwing it out of the window midseason.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2012
