larruping

[ lar-uh-ping ]

/ ˈlær ə pɪŋ /

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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

LARP, larrigan, larrikin, Larrocha, larrup, larruping, larry, larry car, Lars, Larsa, Larsen Ice Shelf

How to use larruping in a sentence

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
The girl seemed so slight and yet so masterful on these great larruping thoroughbreds she always rode!
Boy Woodburn|Alfred Ollivant
I gave him a glass of my choicest rum, when all he deserved was a larruping.
The Maid of Sker|Richard Doddridge Blackmore

She had to go larruping off by herself on Bill's horse Jake, and she hasn't come back yet.
Skyrider|B. M. Bower

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