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was clubbing

  • past progressive
    of club.
    club
    noun
    a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.

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Zakharova is only just inside the world's top 100 but had won three matches to get to this stage and was clubbing the ball powerfully from the baseline.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

There were some moments of levity, as when a young woman answered that one of her activities was clubbing.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

By 2011, Las Vegas was clubbing all the way to the bank, with Strip beverage departments earning more than $1 billion, and casino tycoons began remaking the Strip into the club capital of the world.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2013

Johnson and Hilfenhaus were in no mood to go quietly, though, and England appeared to run out of ideas while the former was clubbing five fours and a six in his 63-ball 50.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 4, 2011