Present participle of champ.

The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).

The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.

plural of champing

(colloquial) Clipping of champion. / (colloquial, in the plural) Clipping of championship. / (informal) buddy, sport, mate (as a term of address)

(Ireland) a meal of mashed potatoes and scallions

(transitive, intransitive) to bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently.

(informal) champagne

(architecture, obsolete or rare) the field or ground on which carving appears in relief / (heraldry, obsolete or rare) the field of a shield

To camp overnight in a historic church as a novelty or part of a holiday.