tubing

noun

tub·​ing ˈtü-biŋ 

ˈtyü-

1

: material in the form of a tube

also : a length or piece of tube

2

: a series or system of tubes

3

: the sport or activity of riding an inner tube (as down a river or snowy slope)

Examples of tubing in a Sentence

The fluids travel through flexible plastic tubing.

We go tubing on the river every summer.

Recent Examples on the Web

The slow-moving Androscoggin River passes through the village (prime tubing in the summer) and an ever-growing network of singletrack is attracting more and more mountain bikers. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 16 Apr. 2025

For decades, road-trippers zoomed right past Wimberley, Texas—with its scenic vistas, untamed terrain, lazy tubing rivers, blooming wildflower fields, and tiny but tight-knit community. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025

The latest release is a first for the brand in the tubing category. —Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

One puppeteer uses tubing to add blood and other fluids at appropriate points during the birth; the other has an arm inside the hollow pregnant belly in order to squeeze the silicone baby out of the vaginal canal. —Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

tubing

noun

tub·​ing ˈt(y)ü-biŋ 

1

: material in the form of a tube

2

: a series or system of tubes

3

: the sport or activity of riding an inner tube (as down a river or snowy slope)