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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
Some of the banner’s most successful cultural initiatives include Cinema Paradiso, a festival dedicated to movies, food and clubbing which has been housed at some of Paris’ most prestigious venues, from the Grand Palais to the Louvre. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 June 2026 Tilley was a close friend of Bowery’s after meeting while out clubbing, and in 2025 wrote his biography. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Verb
Victor Figueroa has, however, had a breakout in the Orioles system, clubbing 22 homers in just 78 High-A games this season. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 27 July 2026 It’s been a long while since Washington Avenue was a glamorous hotbed of South Beach dining, clubbing and live music. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 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
  • One guy in cargo shorts and a battered Ramones T-shirt kept casting dirty looks at the sky, clearly annoyed at the thumping of the TV news helicopters — there were at least three overhead at all times — drowning out his commentary.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Patriots went on to advance to the Super Bowl, where the Seahawks delivered a thumping.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of thumping
Verb
  • The school said that the national chapter is cooperating with the investigation.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with investigators according to Yopchick.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of cooperating
Verb
  • In the post, Wouter was pictured wearing a dog cone, which is used to prevent pets from licking, chewing or scratching surgical sites or wounds.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Baldwin’s post featured a video of the dog licking a cherry ice pop and looking at the rain.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of licking
Noun
  • Wrigley Field, a National Historic Landmark built in 1914, had never seen a debut this smashing.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • This year’s record-smashing El Niño will do more than just shift and enhance patterns of heat, extreme rainfall and drought around the world.
    — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of smashing
Verb
  • Opposition to data centers is one of the rare issues uniting Americans across the political divide.
    — Norah O'Donnell, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Thank you to Chris Stapleton for being a beautiful human being, uniting the band for this very special performance.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of uniting
Verb
  • The deaths came amid late-season monsoon storms pounding the Navajo Nation, damaging roads, inundating remote communities and prompting a state of emergency.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • With styles rooted in Texas, Kansas City, North Carolina and Memphis, barbecue often elicits table-pounding opinions.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of pounding
Noun
  • Advanced signs include anxiety, confusion, agitation, hallucinations, extreme thirst paired with panic at the sight of fluids, heavy saliva and aggressive thrashing or biting.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • New Zealand declined — and carried out their haka in their changing room before delivering a 45-10 thrashing.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of thrashing
Verb
  • Her sights are now set on collaborating with global universities, to institutionalize craft, and taking the country’s design language to shoppers worldwide through her ready-to-wear and lifestyle brand, Chorus.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Netflix partnered with the AI voice generation company ElevenLabs, which has been making inroads in Hollywood in recent years collaborating with both studios and celebrities.
    — Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of collaborating

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“Clubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbing. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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