larruping
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of larruping
Example Sentences
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He is already three past the late larruping Lou Gehrig, and Jimmy Foxx's 531 is within reach.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under the late, larruping Publisher Frederick G. Bonfils, the only editorial voice in the Denver Post was a column called "That's That."
From Time Magazine Archive
Ed's twin, who was small and puny next to his larruping brother, died in his first year.
From Time Magazine Archive
The music is soft, even in its occasional larruping climaxes, and modern in its distilled dissonances, and it always keeps the original tune in mind.
From Time Magazine Archive
I saw him larruping in his Ford along a sandy, winding trail it would break a snake's back to follow, hot on the heels of his next adventure, dreaming of the fortune that finally came.
From The Trail of the White Mule by Bower, B. M.
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