lambasting

English

Verb

lambasting

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

Noun

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.