larruping

[ lar-uh-ping ]
/ ˈlær ə pɪŋ /

adverb Chiefly Western U.S.

very; exceedingly: That was a larruping good meal.

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

Definition for larruping (2 of 2)

larrup
[ lar-uh p ]
/ ˈlær əp /

verb (used with object), lar·ruped, lar·rup·ing.

to beat or thrash.

Origin of larrup

1815–25; perhaps < Dutch larpen to thresh with flails

OTHER WORDS FROM larrup

lar·rup·er, noun

Words related to larruping

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

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

British Dictionary definitions for larruping

larrup
/ (ˈlærəp) /

verb

(tr) dialect to beat or flog

Derived forms of larrup

larruper, noun

Word Origin for larrup

C19: of unknown origin