Standard Lemma guide

clubbing

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈklʌbɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌbɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: K L AH1 B IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An instance of using a club.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A thickening of the ends of fingers and toes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The practice of frequenting nightclubs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • We're going clubbing tonight.
  • I don't like clubbing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The development of clubroot in a plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of club

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: symptom

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Georgian: ქლაბინგი (klabingi) — (countable) instance of using a club
  • Spanish: acropaquia — (medicine) thickening of the ends of fingers and toes
  • Turkish: clubbing (klubing) — (medicine) thickening of the ends of fingers and toes
  • Turkish: çomak parmak — (medicine) thickening of the ends of fingers and toes
  • Finnish: kerhojen kiertely — (uncountable) practice of frequenting nightclubs
  • German: Clubbing — (uncountable) practice of frequenting nightclubs
  • Norman: clob'thie — (uncountable) practice of frequenting nightclubs
  • Polish: clubbing — (uncountable) practice of frequenting nightclubs
  • Portuguese: balada — (uncountable) practice of frequenting nightclubs
  • Spanish: clubbing — (uncountable) practice of frequenting nightclubs