lambaste

To give a thrashing to; beat.

To scold sharply; berate.

To beat severely; thrash; in sailors’ use, to beat with a rope’s end.

To beat severely

to scold, reprimand, or berate harshly.

To scold, reprimand or criticize harshly.

To give a thrashing to; to beat severely.

beat with a cane

censure severely or angrily