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noun

Definition of clubbingnext
as in thumping

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verb

present participle of club
1
as in cooperating
to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members clubbed together to share their love of model rockets

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2
as in licking
to strike repeatedly frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission

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Recent Examples of clubbing
Noun
Mau plays a party girl who is found collapsed after a night of clubbing. — Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2026 As a single man in my 20s, I should have been electrified staying out late clubbing, dating, and having fun. — Edgar Castro Tello, Health, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Following the team's landslide victory against Freiburg on May 20, the Prince of Wales went clubbing to celebrate the win. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 21 May 2026 Aaron Judge wasted no time clubbing his first World Baseball Classic homer. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clubbing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbing
  1. thumping
  2. cooperating
  3. licking
  4. smashing
  5. uniting
  6. pounding
  7. thrashing
  8. collaborating
Noun
  • Filled with gray, silty water, the pool was vigorously boiling and producing loud thumping sounds caused by steam bubbles forming and collapsing beneath the surface.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • The infant’s heart beats into the night, like the thumping of a little giant, breaking rocks deep in the Mines of Moria.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
Definition of thumping
Verb
  • Comer had threatened to subpoena the prediction markets, but both Kalshi and Polymarket are cooperating with the investigation, according to the committee.
    — Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026
  • In a statement, K2 Airways said search and rescue operations are still being conducted by Pakistani authorities and the company was fully cooperating with the aviation authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of cooperating
Verb
  • But the Carolinas have their own ways of making barbecue finger-licking.
    — Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • France’s Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé, who each already have four goals in the tournament, will be licking their lips.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 30 June 2026
Definition of licking
Noun
  • The 17-mile (27 km) long proton-smashing tunnel, running 300 feet (100 m) below the ground near the Swiss-French border, is at the heart of the physics research conducted by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
  • The show consisted of several competition-style events including races, jumps, doughnuts, high-flyers motocross 70-foot jumps and some serious car smashing.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2026
Definition of smashing
Verb
  • Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch highlights hope as a powerful American aspiration, exemplified by FDR's fireside chats uniting the country during the Great Depression.
    — Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • There’s no question that Friday will be an historic night, uniting the worlds of celebrity, music, sports, media and fashion in a way only this power couple could.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 2 July 2026
Definition of uniting
Verb
  • America is better when Paul Skenes is embarrassing hitters with Livvy in the stands pounding Miller Lites.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • The heart-pounding encounter ended with the calf reunited with its mother, dramatic photos on a cellphone — and the couple continuing on to catch brook trout.
    — Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of pounding
Noun
  • The Blågult had started so well, mind you, with a 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
  • Jonathan David had a hat trick in last Thursday’s 6-0 thrashing of Qatar.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of thrashing
Verb
  • Along with collaborating with other team members, duties include managing ledgers and overseeing financial accuracy.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • News also broke in May that the FBI was investigating another NIAID virologist, Vincent Munster, who had been called out for collaborating with Baric and the scientists in Wuhan.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of collaborating

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