lamping adjective 1noun 1 adjective1 •(no longer used) Bright, flashing, resplendent.Most sacred fire, that burnest mightily / In liuing brests, ykindled first aboue, / Emongst th'eternall spheres and lamping sky […]! — 1590 noun1 •(UK, Ireland) A form of hunting at night, during which bright lights or lamps are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture.