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Camping vs Cramping - What's the difference?

camping | cramping |

As verbs the difference between camping and cramping

is that camping is present participle of lang=en while cramping is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between camping and cramping

is that camping is {{cx|uncountable|lang=en}} The recreational activity of camping while cramping is the action of something that cramps.

camping

Verb

(head)
  • Noun

  • The recreational activity of .
  • Camping is a favorite summer activity.
  • The act of setting up a camp.
  • * 1848 , The North British Review (volume 9, page 17)
  • 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.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    cramping

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of something that cramps.
  • * 1867 , Eclectic Medical Society of the State of New York, Transactions
  • There are also twitchings or crampings of the muscles to a greater or less extent — which, if not relieved, soon become general and exceedingly violent and painful.