lambaste

or lam·bast

[ lam-beyst, -bast ]

/ læmˈbeɪst, -ˈbæst /

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verb (used with object), lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing.

to beat or whip severely.

to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.

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Origin of lambaste

First recorded in 1630–40; apparently lam¹ + baste³

Words nearby lambaste

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

How to use lambaste in a sentence

They said Republicans sought to dismantle a safety-net program they long had lambasted as offering “Obamaphones,” even though the former president didn’t create it.
Lacking a Lifeline: How a federal effort to help low-income Americans pay their phone bills failed amid the pandemic|Tony Romm|February 9, 2021|Washington Post
The jetty was legally installed in 1970 and has become a beloved destination, but I wonder if it would have been lambasted in the age of social media.
Who's Really to Blame for the Monolith Shitshow|Mark Sundeen|December 4, 2020|Outside Online
In late August, an update to the regulation passed the SEC commission with two of five commissioners dissenting, lambasting the amendment for falling “silent” on climate change.
BlackRock’s action on climate change doesn’t match CEO Larry Fink’s pledge|eamonbarrett|October 1, 2020|Fortune
Oil workers and executives testified about the jobs that supported their families, and they lambasted “environmental extremists” and state officials.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them.|by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica|September 18, 2020|ProPublica

In short, her pitch is well-tuned to conservative Missouri, decrying government waste and lambasting out-of-touch elites.
From Soccer-Mom Auditor to Missouri Governor?|Nick Fouriezos|August 6, 2020|Ozy
Indisputably Obama, I think, though of course, he will go on the stump and lambaste Republicans for holding out on tax cuts.
Who Wins a Fiscal Cliff Showdown?|Megan McArdle|October 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He predicted, correctly, that The New York Times would jump all over the ad and lambaste McCain.
The Newsweek Campaign Piece|The Daily Beast|November 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST
He aint gonna lambaste half our crew an the ole man, an git away wid it!
Cursed|George Allan England
Jake, who's been itching to lambaste the man, says 's-far's he can see, it was the poolroom man who did all the talking.
Green Valley|Katharine Reynolds
I want to go out and help lambaste those infernally cocksure armies of that jelly-and-cream King.
Makers of Madness|Hermann Hagedorn
An' then, whoop they come over to England, an' they lambaste the Anglo-Saxons, an' talk to 'em about 'honneur.'
How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee|Owen Wister
They lambaste impartially and with a certain Irish delight in doing the job thoroughly.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White