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champing

noun — 2 senses

champing

noun
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:

champing

noun

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.

1

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

Related terms
glamping

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.