lambast
lambaste (læmˈbeɪst)
/ (læmˈbæst) /
verb (tr)
to beat or whip severely
to reprimand or scold
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
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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Example sentences from the Web for lambast
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 KiplingHe got him down and started to lambast the Judas out of him.
The Trail of '98|Robert W. Service