lambaste
verb (used with object)
to beat or whip severely.
lambasting
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present participleof lambaste.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But after countless reader comments lambasting me for not getting one, I’m convinced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
He has been an outspoken Fed critic, lambasting everything from the central bank's heavy reliance on data to its use of assets on its balance sheet.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Houston coach Ime Udoka was fined $25,000 by the NBA earlier this week after lambasting the officiating in the Rockets' 128-125 defeat to Denver on Monday.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
Last weekend, MCU fans, Pascal punks and journalists alike spent their afternoons lambasting the millionth time Pascal has been asked about the “Daddy” title the internet hoisted onto him.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025
Then the brothers had to do some more trembling and clinging while John finished lambasting them for running away, which apparently they did about every other week.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
