1. the hobby or competitive activity of solving Rubik’s cubes and similar twisty puzzles
Usage: informal
2. the mathematical operation of raising a number to the third power
Usage: mathematics

1. present participle of cube: cutting something into cube-shaped pieces
2. present participle of cube: multiplying a number by itself twice
Usage: mathematics

Examples

• She’s been into cubing for three years and can solve a 3×3 cube in under 30 seconds.
• The cubing competition attracted speedsolvers from around the world.
• In algebra class, we learned about cubing numbers like 2³ = 8.
• The chef is cubing the potatoes for the stew.
• Cubing 4 gives you 64.
• He practices cubing algorithms every day to improve his times.
• The recipe calls for cubing the cheese into small pieces.