Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camping

/ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: camp-ing
IPA: /ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of camp

noun

The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.

Uncountable

noun

The act of setting up a camp.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Camping is a favorite summer activity."
"to foreclose the possibility completely. she packed the footwell of the passenger seat with her duffel bag and camping gear and buckled a stack of seed trays on to the seat."
"In some quarters, indeed, it was different — the troops bivouacked in many places. It was a strange and an unpleasing sight to see these campings in the heart of a city, yet it was picturesque in the extreme."

Usage

Inflected Forms

campings (plural)

Derived Forms

anticamping champing glamping noncamping vamping workamping

Phrases

boutique camping camping chair camping coach camping gas camping ground camping mat camping site camping stove

Synonyms

encampment bivouacking tenting

Rhymes With

stamping damping clamping cramping ramping revamping tramping tamping lamping amping

Questions

How do you pronounce camping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæmp.ɪŋ/.
What does camping mean?: present participle and gerund of camp

How to pronounce camping

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