Basic Details
Word: Championing
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Supporting a person, idea or cause publicly and fighting for it.
Synonyms: supporting, defending, promoting, backing
Antonyms: opposing, attacking
How to Spell Championing
Syllables: cham - pi - on - ing
Tricky part: It is champion + ing with a single n before ing. The vowel after p is i.
Watch out for: championning, champianing, champoning
Memory tip: Keep the whole word champion, then add ing: champion-ing. The n is never doubled, because the stress is on cham.
Usage Examples
Example 1: Our teacher has been championing a ban on plastic bottles in school.
Example 2: The newspaper is championing the cause of clean rivers.
Example 3: She spent her life championing the education of girls.
Fun Fact
Champion comes from Latin campus, 'field'. A champion was first a fighter in the field, often one who fought on behalf of someone else. Campus, as in a college campus, comes from the same word.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
One letter in this word is not needed. Find it:
championning
a) o
b) g
c) n
d) i
Show answer
c) n. Champion keeps its single n when ing is added.
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word championing as used in the sentence:
For twenty years she has been championing the rights of street children in Mumbai.
a) promoting
b) opposing
c) supporting
d) defending
Show answer
b) opposing. To champion a cause is to fight for it; to oppose it is to fight against it.
Spell-o-Spell
Only one word in the list is spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of that word.
1. compitition 2. trophey 3. championing 4. tournement
a) a cup or prize given to a winner
b) an event in which people try to win
c) supporting or fighting for a cause
d) a series of contests between many players
Show answer
c) supporting or fighting for a cause. Tournament ends -ament, trophy ends -hy, and competition has e after p.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Championing a cause means ____.
a) speaking up and working for it
b) forgetting it completely
c) keeping quiet about it
d) laughing at it in public
Show answer
a) speaking up and working for it
2. In which sentence is champion a verb?
a) A champion trains daily.
b) He is the chess champion.
c) She will champion the new idea.
d) The champion lifted the cup.
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c) She will champion the new idea.
