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noun

Definition of lambastingnext
1
as in berating

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2
as in bashing

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lambasting

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verb

present participle of lambaste
1
as in scolding
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings the director lambasted them mercilessly for forgetting their lines during the final dress rehearsal

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as in attacking
to criticize harshly and usually publicly movie critics across the country lambasted the film for its contrived plot

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as in licking
to strike repeatedly like all westerns, this movie contains the requisite scene of saloon patrons lambasting each other

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“Lambasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lambasting. Accessed 27 Jan. 2023.

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