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larruping

[ lar-uh-ping ]
/ ˈlær ə pɪŋ /

adverb Chiefly Western U.S.

very; exceedingly: That was a larruping good meal.

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Origin of larruping

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; larrup + -ing2

Words nearby larruping

Larrey's amputation, larrigan, larrikin, Larrocha, larrup, larruping, larry, larry car, Lars, Larsa, Larsen Ice Shelf
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Words related to larruping

hit, harm, charge, raid, besiege, beat, assault, hurt, bombard, ambush, stab, storm, strike, assail, blast, invade, infiltrate, repulse, crush, wipe out

Example sentences from the Web for larruping

  • They was a-making tracks along hereaway, sartain, sure; larruping them hosses to a keen jump, lickity-split.

    The Master of Appleby|Francis Lynde

  • I gave him a glass of my choicest rum, when all he deserved was a larruping.

    The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore

  • Blame my buttons, if I don't always hate to pronounce that larruping long name Blennerhassett!

    A Dream of Empire|William Henry Venable

  • His wits have never come right, and a deal, a deal of larruping it will take to make 'em grow.

    A Book of Ghosts|Sabine Baring-Gould