lambaste
or lam·bast
[ lam-beyst, -bast ]
/ læmˈbeɪst, -ˈbæst /
verb (used with object), lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing. Informal.
to beat or whip severely.
to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.
Words nearby lambaste
lamb's wool,
lamb's-quarters,
lambada,
lambaréné,
lambast,
lambaste,
lambda,
lambda calculus,
lambda particle,
lambda point,
lambda-b baryon
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
British Dictionary definitions for lambast
lambast
lambaste (læmˈbeɪst)
/ (læmˈbæst) /
verb (tr)
to beat or whip severely
to reprimand or scold
Word Origin for lambast
C17: perhaps from
lam
1 +
baste ³