Antonyms for lambaste

Grammar : Verb

Spell : lam-beyst, -bast

Phonetic Transcription : læmˈbeɪst, -ˈbæst

Definition of lambaste

Origin : 1630s, from lam (1590s, ultimately from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse lemja "to beat, to lame") + baste "to thrash" (see baste). Related: Lambasted; lambasting.

verb punish, beat

Example sentences :

You say a word, Codfish, and I'll lambaste the life out of you!
Extract from : « The Rover Boys on a Hunt » by Arthur M. Winfield (Edward Stratemeyer)

Now, ef you want me to lambaste ye, I'm the man to do it, an' do it hahnsome.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 » by Various

Ef I catches him in my o'cha'd ag'in, I'll lambaste him good.
Extract from : « The Cat in Grandfather's House » by Carl Henry Grabo

Say, Mr. Peel, if you ever have occasion to lambaste Watski again, just call to me.
Extract from : « The Iron Boys in the Steel Mills » by James R. Mears

Jake, who's been itching to lambaste the man, says 's-far's he can see, it was the poolroom man who did all the talking.
Extract from : « Green Valley » by Katharine Reynolds

An' then, whoop they come over to England, an' they lambaste the Anglo-Saxons, an' talk to 'em about 'honneur.'
Extract from : « How Doth the Simple Spelling Bee » by Owen Wister

They lambaste impartially and with a certain Irish delight in doing the job thoroughly.
Extract from : « The Rules of the Game » by Stewart Edward White

This was the first time he had ever touched a book—when he picked up one to lambaste these boys with it.
Extract from : « The Librarian at Play » by Edmund Lester Pearson

And som I, excipt whin its yer dooty to lambaste the ither chap, as whin he drops a hint that he doesnt think yere able to doot.
Extract from : « The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire » by Edward Sylvester Ellis

Synonyms for lambaste

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