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[ lam-beyst, -bast ] / læmˈbeɪst, -ˈbæst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lambaste ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing.to beat or whip severely. to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate. Origin of lambasteFirst recorded in 1630–40; apparently lam1 + baste3 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lambasteWhen his Twilight movies got lambasted, “that was more expected,” he says. Can Condon's Freak Show Win Broadway?|Tim Teeman|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST During the 2012 battle between Hamas and Israel, Stewart lambasted the media for its obsession with declaring a “winner.” How Jon Stewart Made It Okay to Care About Palestinian Suffering|Dean Obeidallah|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST He lambasted the NSA for its over-zealous data grabs, and its unrestrained eavesdropping on average Americans. Demographics Or Destiny in 2016|Lloyd Green|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Snowden was lambasted as the most dangerous leaker in U.S. history. Up to Speed: Four Highlights of the White House Report on How to Change the NSA|Eli Lake|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some wines that fall under the natural wine umbrella are lambasted for trying to pawn off technically flawed wines. The No Hangover Wine|Jordan Salcito|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST I have added to my unpopularity by the manner in which I lambasted the repressionist element in the campaign just closed. The Hindered Hand|Sutton E. Griggs I took 'em on one at a time as they happened along, and lambasted 'em all over the place. The Prodigal Judge|Vaughan Kester To be lambasted with a dried codfish was such an unheard-of thing that Rilla could not face it. Rainbow Valley|Lucy Maud Montgomery You just laid for that one, and lambasted it out where the buttercups and daisies grow. Batting to Win|Lester Chadwick Accordingly we encouraged and urged, tugged and lambasted, with a right good will, but all to no effect. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922|Lucy Maud Montgomery
Words related to lambasteexcoriate, scold, berate, upbraid, castigate, assail, trim, pound, pummel, smother, slap, slam, rebuke, hammer, whip, pelt, cudgel, bludgeon, attack, slash |