CLUBBING Synonyms: 200 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of clubbing

as in thumping

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verb

present participle of club

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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as in licking

to strike repeatedly frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission

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Recent Examples of clubbing

Noun

The clubbing and nightlife happened after that second shift. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 Apr. 2026 Mau plays a party girl who is found collapsed after a night of clubbing. — Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2026

Verb

Brook continued his excellent series, which began with the opening match being abandoned due to bad weather, by clubbing 8 sixes and 4 fours. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Michalski vanished after a night of clubbing in central Budapest; security footage led police to the suspect, who confessed and was convicted of murder without possibility of parole. — Associate Press, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for clubbing

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Noun

Down there in the air the buzz of the vacuum cleaner on carpets and the thumping of carpets against the walls.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
The rain disappeared, and even the thumping of other Throttle concerts elsewhere on their 600-acre grounds seemed to fade.

— Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of thumping

Verb

The woman is cooperating with the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into Gomez, according to her lawyers, Lisa Banks and Sarah Nesbitt.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2026
Court records, however, reveal the cooperating witness, a member of the Cuban-American gang, has been assisting the feds since 2015.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of cooperating

Verb

One act featured two young women sitting on the stage and licking orange Popsicles (yes, that was the whole act).

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Owners should also watch for licking that is sudden, persistent or severe enough to cause hair loss or skin damage.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 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

Data center backlash is also uniting people from across the political spectrum ahead of the midterm elections.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
At home several center-right parties initially declined to join his coalition, illustrating the challenge of uniting the broader Brazilian right behind his candidacy.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of uniting

Noun

In the thrashing that was Brighton vs Aston Villa, John McGinn goes in for what appears to be a rough tackle on Ibrahim Osman in the penalty area in the 80th minute.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The Blågult had started so well, mind you, with a 5-1 thrashing of Tunisia.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Definition of thrashing

Verb

While Murdy notes that Barker is supportive of the approach and collaborating with the team, it was questioned whether a character many see as a target of assault and manipulation would make an appropriate scare actor.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The Armenian Lebanese interior designer began collaborating with the company in 2020 and most recently enhanced the firm’s Piano Nobile within its historic Via Montenapoleone 23 address in 2024.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

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