clubbing

noun

club·​bing ˈklə-biŋ How to pronounce clubbing (audio)
1
: the activity of patronizing nightclubs
At three in the morning, it's a different scene: friends coming off a night of clubbing trade stories of their conquests …Javier Cabral
2
: the condition of being clubbed
In March, during a life-insurance medical examination, he said, Dr. John C. Greco, a physician in Bridge City, had called to his attention the fact that he had developed finger clubbing.Paul Brodeur

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The brand, operating in Australia and the U.S. with a team in Los Angeles, curates clothing for versatile occasions — from beachwear to clubbing outfits. Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024 Drinks at Low Tea in the late afternoon morph into clubbing at High Tea into the wee hours of the night. Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024 Nine players, including four starters, scored at least two points in Maryland men’s basketball’s 79-49 clubbing of visiting Manhattan on Monday night at Xfinity Center in College Park. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024 Like Maduro’s epic theft of Venezuela’s July 28 presidential election and his regime’s fierce clubbing of pro-democracy demonstrators in the aftermath. Tim Padgett, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for clubbing 

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of clubbing was in 1593

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“Clubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clubbing. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

clubbing

noun
club·​bing ˈkləb-iŋ How to pronounce clubbing (audio)
: the condition of being clubbed
clubbing of the fingers and toes

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