"clubbing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklʌbɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-clubbing.wav Forms: clubbings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌbɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clubbing (countable and uncountable, plural clubbings)
  1. (countable) An instance of using a club. Tags: countable Translations ((countable) instance of using a club): ქლაბინგი (klabingi) [colloquial] (Georgian)
    Sense id: en-clubbing-en-noun-MI8M9qsO Disambiguation of '(countable) instance of using a club': 85 5 4 6
  2. (countable, medicine) A thickening of the ends of fingers and toes. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Medicine Translations ((medicine) thickening of the ends of fingers and toes): acropaquia (Spanish), clubbing (klubing) (Turkish), çomak parmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-clubbing-en-noun-rN0m0cnF Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of '(medicine) thickening of the ends of fingers and toes': 2 93 4 2
  3. (uncountable) The practice of frequenting nightclubs. Tags: uncountable Translations ((uncountable) practice of frequenting nightclubs): kerhojen kiertely (Finnish), Clubbing [neuter] (German), clob'thie [feminine] (Norman), clubbing [masculine] (Polish), balada (Portuguese), clubbing [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-clubbing-en-noun-FQ4MpVwL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 15 59 5 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 14 58 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 14 12 65 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 73 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 12 64 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 14 12 65 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 13 66 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 10 13 66 5 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 13 59 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 12 64 4 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 10 70 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 14 11 67 3 5 Disambiguation of '(uncountable) practice of frequenting nightclubs': 3 4 89 4
  4. The development of clubroot in a plant. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-clubbing-en-noun-FBBH61oh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pseudoclubbing Related terms: clubber, clubgoer

Verb

IPA: /ˈklʌbɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-clubbing.wav
Rhymes: -ʌbɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} clubbing
  1. present participle and gerund of club Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: club
    Sense id: en-clubbing-en-verb-zal14yPS

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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