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lambast
/ læmˈbeɪst; læmˈbæst /
verb
- to beat or whip severely
- to reprimand or scold
Word History and Origins
Origin of lambast1
Example Sentences
Trump and White House officials have said they will obey court rulings, even as the president lambasts many of the judges who issue them and the administration at times moves slowly to fully comply.
He's chosen to publicly lambast allies in Europe and Canada, rather than focus his ire on those he recognises as a strategic threat, like China.
Hillary Clinton relished her chance to lambast Trump and what’s left of the GOP with a Biblical reference, the “last, least and the lost.”
“The only objective of this thematic report is to lambast and single-out Israel, while further shielding Hamas terrorists in Gaza,” it added.
All three incidents were ready-made fodder for Republican critics who often lambast California’s approach to public safety.
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