clubbing

noun

club·​bing ˈklə-biŋ 

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

Examples of clubbing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In many ways, quiet Formentera is the opposite of her famous sister island, the white-hot clubbing mecka of Ibiza, just 30 minutes away. —Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

For clubbing, head to Sousami Club in Limassol, owned by the Dj duo of Acidfox and Picadillis. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

Brian Gemmell, a fitness instructor from Scotland, went to see his doctor after noticing his fingertips had swollen — a phenomenon called finger clubbing. —Rachel Raposas, People.com, 16 May 2025

In his viral video, Hester suggested that the decline in clubbing is down to today's music, which encourages Gen Z to project an image of unattainable wealth, leading to self-consciousness at clubs. —Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for clubbing

• drubbing
• dubbing
• grubbing
• rubbing
• scrubbing
• snubbing

Medical Definition

clubbing

noun

club·​bing ˈkləb-iŋ 

: the condition of being clubbed

clubbing of the fingers and toes