lambast

British  

/ læmˈbeɪst, læmˈbæst /

verb

1. to beat or whip severely

2. to reprimand or scold

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Etymology

Origin of lambast

C17: perhaps from _lam ¹ + _baste ³

Example Sentences

Yusuf would lambast employees in the office and sometimes in front of wealthy members of the business's concierge service at Velocity Black events.

From BBC

They may cheer for a single report they agree with, but will turn and lambast the same reporter or publication when they do not.

From Salon

The decision won him new respect and followers as he continued to lambast the Kremlin from his prison cell, but it also cost him his life.

From New York Times

In his 1989 journal article "Feminism, the Body, and the Machine," Berry lambasts the era's burgeoning tech revolution with jarring prescience:

From Salon

At the same time, Mr. Prigozhin has continued to lambast top military officials for denying his forces critical supplies.

From New York Times