"comping" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} comping (countable and uncountable, plural compings)
  1. (informal, uncountable) The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible. Tags: informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-comping-en-noun-TB43KadJ
  2. (informal, countable) Musical accompaniment. Tags: countable, informal
    Sense id: en-comping-en-noun-NiJkoSlm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: comper

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} comping
  1. present participle and gerund of comp Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: comp
    Sense id: en-comping-en-verb-W8nii3KF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 8 54

Inflected forms

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