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Champing

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday. neologism, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of champ form-of, gerund, participle, present

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.

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