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champing en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

  1. The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
    • When I passed them each a plate of the fried meat, they ate greedily, making loud mouth-noises — champings of worn teeth and sucking intakes of the breath, accompanied by a continuous spluttering and mumbling. 1906, Jack London, The White Man's Way:

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champing en · VERB · etymology 1

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of champ
    form of champ

champing en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Blend of church + camping; a concept promoted by The Churches Conservation Trust, a British charity that protects historic churches. Registered in the UK as a trademark in 2015.

Meanings

  1. (neologism, uncountable) The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.

Relateds

glamping