larruping

Definition of larrupingnext
dialect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for larruping
Adjective
  • You might be tempted to keep the pan in the oven longer when the center still appears a little wet and wobbly.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The showing marked a sharp contrast from the 2025 Gala, which had featured less advanced versions of the robots twirling handkerchiefs in a wobbly folk dance.
    Dylan Butts,Matthew Chin, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Lusti and Morrison made their first attempt in 2023 alongside big-mountain skier Tanner McNutt, but avalanches and unsteady snowpack turned the trio back from the summit.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But early last year, the 63-year-old became unsteady on her feet.
    Christine Mai-Duc, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • One rarely gains a sense of what people look like (beyond the son’s bulky physique and shambling movements, in which the mother ‘caught a flash of her brother’).
    Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • These movies—including the seven-hour-long Sátántangó, a centerpiece of which is a shambling dance in a barroom—often swap the meandering sentence for a single camera shot that lasts 10 minutes or more.
    Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The contrast with Durant’s lumpish Johnny makes no sense.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Because both actors look like lumpish proletarian versions of Ingmar Bergman stars — Alma Pöysti, radiant yet benumbed, plays Ansa like a dish-towel Bibi Andersson, and Jussi Vatanen could be the schlump brother of Max von Sydow (with a dollop of Ryan Gosling).
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 May 2023
Adjective
  • In the fall and early winter, there might be 20 creatures lounging there, occasionally galumphing or issuing a burp noise that echoes over the water.
    John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Larruping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/larruping. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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