lambaste
verb (used with object)
to beat or whip severely.
is lambasting
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present progressiveof lambaste (3rd person singular).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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This user is lambasting Starbucks for rushing to open a franchise in Winterfell just hours after the Night King’s fall:
From Slate ● May 6, 2019
My mother-in-law now is lambasting us for getting rid of everything “too soon” and not waiting to hear from her household.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2018
The second is lambasting a New York Times article on the leaked documents.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2012
Since late 2010 and for all of 2011 they have been suffering enough downtime and flakiness that a growing chorus of users is lambasting the service.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 2011
Having previously described it as a "cruise ship show", this time round he is lambasting the fact that the contestants don't write their own material, and haven't paid their dues.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 19, 2010
