lambast

Other spellings

• (US) lambaste

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /læmˈbeɪst/ or /læmˈbæst/

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Verb

Plain form lambast

Third-person singular lambasts

Past tense lambasted

Past participle lambasted

Present participle lambasting

1. If you lambast a person, you scold or reprimand them in a harsh way.