nountechnicalless common
Long, hollow material, usually plastic, rubber, or metal, used to carry liquids or gases.
The machine needs new tubing to carry the water.
Common phrases & grammar
plastic tubing · medical tubing
American English
How to pronounce tubing
nounB2
TOObihng
/ˈtʰu.bɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Long, hollow material, usually plastic, rubber, or metal, used to carry liquids or gases.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
nounless common
The activity of floating down a river in a large inflatable tube.
We went tubing on the river last summer.
Common phrases & grammar
go tubing · river tubing