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lambastlam‧bast, lambaste /ˈlæmbæst/ verb [transitive] formal lambasteOrigin: 1600-1700 Probably from lam ‘to hit’ ( ➔ LAM) + baste VERB TABLElambast |
Present | I, you, we, they | lambast | | he, she, it | lambasts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | lambasted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have lambasted | | he, she, it | has lambasted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had lambasted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will lambast | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have lambasted |
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Present | I | am lambasting | | he, she, it | is lambasting | | you, we, they | are lambasting | Past | I, he, she, it | was lambasting | | you, we, they | were lambasting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been lambasting | | he, she, it | has been lambasting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been lambasting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be lambasting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been lambasting |
to criticize someone or something very strongly, usually in public SYN slate: Democrats lambasted the president’s budget plan for being ‘inadequate’. |