1
: material in the form of a tube
also
: a length or piece of tube
2
: a series or system of tubes
3
: the sport or activity of riding an inner tube (as down a river or snowy slope)
Examples of tubing in a Sentence
The fluids travel through flexible plastic tubing.
We go tubing on the river every summer.
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The area's vast waterways and beaches offer opportunities for fishing, sunbathing, kayaking, tubing, swimming, canoeing and boating, per the Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau and Pure Michigan.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
This spring, the college town debuted the $6.5 million Gateway River Park, transforming a sleepy stretch of the Cedar River into an aquatic playground for whitewater kayaking, fishing, tubing, paddleboarding, and surfing.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
The two-day family-friendly affair has a lineup of exciting events, including a chili cook-off and a monster lake plunge, plus the chance to try your hand at cross-country skiing, tubing, or snowmobiling at Beaver Creek Lodge in Garden City.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
But the tubing, inside the device, is made of glass.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 23 May 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
This spring, the college town debuted the $6.5 million Gateway River Park, transforming a sleepy stretch of the Cedar River into an aquatic playground for whitewater kayaking, fishing, tubing, paddleboarding, and surfing.
—AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
The two-day family-friendly affair has a lineup of exciting events, including a chili cook-off and a monster lake plunge, plus the chance to try your hand at cross-country skiing, tubing, or snowmobiling at Beaver Creek Lodge in Garden City.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
But the tubing, inside the device, is made of glass.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 23 May 2025
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“Tubing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tubing. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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tubing
noun
tub·ing
ˈt(y)ü-biŋ 
1
: material in the form of a tube
2
: a series or system of tubes
3
: the sport or activity of riding an inner tube (as down a river or snowy slope)
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