Tubing has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
"The water flowed smoothly through the clear tubing connecting the tank to the filter."
2
tubes, considered as a group
"The diver carefully checked his air tubing before beginning the descent."
In plain English: Tubing is slang for riding down snow-covered hills on inflatable tubes instead of skis or a sled.
"We spent the sunny afternoon floating down the river on colorful inner tubing."
Verb
1
present participle of tube
"The workers spent their morning tubing down the river before heading home."
In plain English: To tube means to move through something by sliding inside an inflatable plastic ring, usually on water.
"The kids spent their summer tubing down the river in inflatable tubes."
Example Sentences
"We spent the sunny afternoon floating down the river on colorful inner tubing."
noun
"The doctor ordered me to wear clear tubing around my arm for the IV drip."
noun
"Children played happily on the colorful rubber tubing in the playground splash zone."
noun
"She unrolled the plastic tubing from the roll to connect the garden hoses together."
noun
"The kids spent their summer tubing down the river in inflatable tubes."
verb
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Origin
The word tubing comes from combining the noun tube with the suffix -ing. It entered English simply as a way to describe the act of using or being inside a tube.