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lambasting

lambasting is the present participle and gerund of lambast.

lambasting is the present participle and gerund of lambaste.

Noun

lambasting (plural lambastings)

  1. A harsh reprimand.
    • 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.2005, Herbert K. Russell, Edgar Lee Masters: A Biography, page 151
  2. A beating or thrashing.

Meaning of lambaste

Verb

lambaste (third-person singular simple present lambastes, present participle lambasting, simple past and past participle lambasted)

  1. To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.
    • The sergeant lambasted the new recruits daily.
  2. (dated) To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

Forms of lambasting

plurallambastings

Questions about lambasting

What does lambasting mean?
Lambasting means a harsh reprimand.
What is lambasting the present participle and gerund of?
Lambasting is the present participle and gerund of lambast.
What part of speech is lambasting?
Lambasting is a noun.
What is the plural of lambasting?
The plural of lambasting is lambastings.

Words near lambasting in the dictionary

  1. lambaste
  2. lambasted
  3. lambaster
  4. lambasters
  5. lambastes
  6. lambasting
  7. lambastings
  8. lambasts
  9. lambative
  10. lambatives
  11. Lambayeque

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