lambasting

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English[edit]

Verb[edit]

lambasting

  1. present participle and gerund of lambast
  2. present participle and gerund of lambaste

Noun[edit]

lambasting (plural lambastings)

  1. A harsh reprimand.
    • 2005, Herbert K. Russell, Edgar Lee Masters: A Biography, page 151:
      Republicans, churches, and moneyed interests were the chief recipients of these lambastings, along with blacks and anyone responsible for bringing the Philippine Islands under American control.
  2. A beating or thrashing.
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