What does "vamping" mean?

The behaviour of one who vamps.

What is a synonym for "vamping"?

Common synonyms include: coquette, ad lib, ad-lib, adventuress, allure, aspasia.

Vamping

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
The behaviour of one who vamps.
"It is not only the baleful vampings of the fundamental Christians (the Creationists) that remain opposed to the Darwinian view, but also (and much more significantly) a subjective anthropocentrism that refuses to move over willingly or easily […]"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of vamp form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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coquette ad lib ad-lib adventuress allure aspasia

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"It is not only the baleful vampings of the fundamental Christians (the Creationists) that remain opposed to the Darwinian view, but also (and much more significantly) a subjective anthropocentrism that refuses to move over willingly or easily […]"

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