Camping vs Cramping - What's the difference?
camping | cramping |
The recreational activity of .
The act of setting up a camp.
* 1848 , The North British Review (volume 9, page 17)
The action of something that cramps.
* 1867 , Eclectic Medical Society of the State of New York, Transactions
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
English
(wikipedia camping)Verb
(head)Noun
- Camping is a favorite summer activity.
- 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)- 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.