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champing

verb

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.

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of champ

  2. 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.

  3. The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA