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comping en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable) The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.
  2. (countable, informal) Musical accompaniment.
    • Weir punctuates things with some offbeat compings. Indeed, at around 15:00, it is hard to know if we are still in the song. 2013, David Malvinni, Grateful Dead and the Art of Rock Improvisation, page 46:
    • Compings should never be memorized but should be applied in a completely extemporaneous manner. 2010, Ronny Lee, Jazz Guitar Method, page 111:

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comper

comping en · VERB

Meanings

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