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Princeton's WordNet

  1. clubbingnoun

    a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease

Wiktionary

  1. clubbingnoun

    An instance of using a club.

    There was an outbreak of near-fatal clubbings in that area.

  2. clubbingnoun

    A thickening of the ends of fingers and toes.

  3. clubbingnoun

    The practice of frequenting nightclubs.

ChatGPT

  1. clubbing

    Clubbing is a medical term referring to the physical changes such as bulging, enlargement or rounding of the fingertips or toes, often accompanied by an increased angle between the nail and the nail bed. This condition is often associated with certain chronic diseases, such as heart or lung diseases, and may be indicative of underlying medical problems. In a social context, clubbing also refers to the act of going out to nightclubs or social establishments where music is played and dancing occurs.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Clubbing

    of Club

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. clubbing

    Drifting down a current with an anchor out.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of clubbing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of clubbing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of clubbing in a Sentence

  1. Cecil Williams:

    One of the most terrible acts of violence I have ever seen was when a young lady student fell to the pavement and two Orangeburg city police begin clubbing her.

  2. Kitty Grew:

    A lot of my friends have sort of adjusted, as soon as things were unlocking they were like,' I can't wait to go clubbing, I can't wait to go to festivals or go away.' And I'm just like,' Oh my God, I feel anxious just to go on the bus to my work.'.

  3. Michael Van Cleef Ault:

    We want to bring more people to Manila, make Manila more of a club destination, a destination for other things, for luxury, for clubbing and these integrated resorts will only add to that.

  4. Scott C. Holstad:

    Give me Red Vines and ginger snaps, a triple cheeseburger with bacon. Give me two shots of Jack and an empty bottle on the table. Give me clubbing hard, museums by day and dancing by night, independent cinemas and theaters galore, frolicking in the ocean and jumping from planes. Give me wine, women and whiskey – that pansy afterlife junk ain’t for me. I wanna live life hard. Come on, give it to me!

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