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compings

compings is the plural of comping.

Meaning of comping

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.
  2. (countable, informal) Musical accompaniment.
    • Weir punctuates things with some offbeat compings. Indeed, at around 15:00, it is hard to know if we are still in the song.2013, David Malvinni, Grateful Dead and the Art of Rock Improvisation, page 46

Questions about compings

What is compings the plural of?
Compings is the plural of comping.

Words near compings in the dictionary

  1. compilings
  2. comping
  3. compinge
  4. compinged
  5. compinging
  6. compings
  7. compiss
  8. compital
  9. Compitalia
  10. Compiègne
  11. compl.

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