1. playing music by improvising an accompaniment
Usage: musical
2. acting in a seductive manner to attract someone
Usage: informal
3. stalling for time or improvising to fill time
Usage: informal

1. the act of playing improvised musical accompaniment
Usage: musical

Examples

• The pianist was vamping while the singer prepared for the next verse.
• She accused him of vamping to get her attention at the party.
• The talk show host was vamping until the guest arrived.
• His vamping on the guitar impressed the other musicians.
• The actress was vamping dramatically in the old Hollywood film.
• The band’s vamping created a perfect backdrop for the solo.
• Stop vamping and just tell us what happened.