lambast

lambaste (læmˈbeɪst)

/ (læmˈbæst) /

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Definition of lambast

verb (tr)

to beat or whip severely

to reprimand or scold

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Word Origin for lambast

C17: perhaps from lam 1 + baste ³

Words nearby lambast

Lamaze, Lamaze method, lamb, lambada, Lambaréné, lambast, lambaste, lambda, lambda-b baryon, lambda-b particle, lambda calculus

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How to use lambast in a sentence

Pirming lat-an si Markus sa piryudiku, The newspapers always lambast Marcos.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
I only gave him his riding-orders to—to lambast you on general principles for not producing work that will last.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling
He got him down and started to lambast the Judas out of him.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service