noun
clubbing
KLUH-bihng
noun
1
The activity of going out to nightclubs to dance and socialize.
"They went clubbing every Saturday night in their twenties."
"She wasn't really into clubbing anymore."
2
A medical condition in which the ends of the fingers or toes become swollen and rounded.
"Clubbing of the fingernails can be a sign of a lung or heart problem."
How to Use Clubbing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost often means going out to dance at nightclubs; in medicine it refers to swollen, rounded fingertips.
Common pairings
go clubbing
finger clubbing
Word Forms
clubbings plural
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