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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Visitors can enjoy activities ranging from camping, swimming and sunbathing, touring the museums and villages, kayaking, tubing, canoeing, hiking and biking, a day trip to the islands, navigating the sand dunes and beyond.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
Think: Getting tossed while whitewater rafting and bobbing in the river, being catapulted into the air while inner tubing on a lake, or trying to get off a boat, missing the dock and taking an unexpected plunge in the water.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The tubing with inline emitters, shown at bottom, encircles a citrus.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
That said, think about the chemicals used to prime and cement the tubing to the fittings.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 July 2025
Think: Getting tossed while whitewater rafting and bobbing in the river, being catapulted into the air while inner tubing on a lake, or trying to get off a boat, missing the dock and taking an unexpected plunge in the water.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The tubing with inline emitters, shown at bottom, encircles a citrus.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
That said, think about the chemicals used to prime and cement the tubing to the fittings.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for tubing
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“Tubing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tubing. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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