To lash out

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lash \Lash\, v. i.
   To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic
   language.
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         To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. --Dryden.
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   {To lash out}, to strike out wildly or furiously; also used
      figuratively.
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