lambaste
verb (used with object)
to beat or whip severely.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Some activists and residents have been lambasting Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown, who is Black, for comments he has made in the aftermath of the storm, describing them as victim blaming.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022