lambasting

 [lam-beyst, -bast]  

lam·baste

   [lam-beyst, -bast]
verb (used with object), lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing. Informal.
1.
to beat or whip severely.
2.
to reprimand or berate harshly; censure; excoriate.
Also, lam·bast.

Origin:
1630–40; apparently lam1 + baste3
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