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

Mau plays a party girl who is found collapsed after a night of clubbing. — Kelsey Brown, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Mar. 2026 As a single man in my 20s, I should have been electrified staying out late clubbing, dating, and having fun. — Edgar Castro Tello, Health, 26 Feb. 2026

Verb

Tilley was a close friend of Bowery’s after meeting while out clubbing, and in 2025 wrote his biography. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 Despite her reluctance, Ava decides to show up for her best friend, and the two embark on an extravagant European trip that involves driving stick shift in the streets of Paris, high-end dining, shopping and clubbing until dawn. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for clubbing

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Noun

Filled with gray, silty water, the pool was vigorously boiling and producing loud thumping sounds caused by steam bubbles forming and collapsing beneath the surface.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 24 June 2026
The infant’s heart beats into the night, like the thumping of a little giant, breaking rocks deep in the Mines of Moria.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 June 2026

Definition of thumping

Verb

Comer had threatened to subpoena the prediction markets, but both Kalshi and Polymarket are cooperating with the investigation, according to the committee.

— Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026
In a statement, K2 Airways said search and rescue operations are still being conducted by Pakistani authorities and the company was fully cooperating with the aviation authorities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of cooperating

Verb

Signs paws have already been burned include limping, refusing to walk, licking or chewing feet, darker or damaged pads and visible blisters or redness.

— Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
But the Carolinas have their own ways of making barbecue finger-licking.

— Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of licking

Noun

The 17-mile (27 km) long proton-smashing tunnel, running 300 feet (100 m) below the ground near the Swiss-French border, is at the heart of the physics research conducted by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026
The show consisted of several competition-style events including races, jumps, doughnuts, high-flyers motocross 70-foot jumps and some serious car smashing.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2026

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Verb

The show reimagines the six Tudor queens as a girl group competing to see who suffered most under their husband, King Henry VIII, before uniting to reclaim their legacies.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

Definition of uniting

Verb

America is better when Paul Skenes is embarrassing hitters with Livvy in the stands pounding Miller Lites.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
The heart-pounding encounter ended with the calf reunited with its mother, dramatic photos on a cellphone — and the couple continuing on to catch brook trout.

— Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of pounding

Verb

Along with collaborating with other team members, duties include managing ledgers and overseeing financial accuracy.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
News also broke in May that the FBI was investigating another NIAID virologist, Vincent Munster, who had been called out for collaborating with Baric and the scientists in Wuhan.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

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