noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible. informal, uncountable
2. 2
   Musical accompaniment. countable, informal

   "Weir punctuates things with some offbeat compings. Indeed, at around 15:00, it is hard to know if we are still in the song."

Verb

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

accompaniment

Example

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"Weir punctuates things with some offbeat compings. Indeed, at around 15:00, it is hard to know if we are still in the song."

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