lambast
lambaste (læmˈbeɪst)
/ (læmˈbæst) /
verb(tr)
to beat or whip severely
to reprimand or scold
Origin of lambast
1C17: perhaps from lam 1 + baste ³
Words Nearby lambast
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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. WolffI 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
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