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doubling

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: D AH1 B AH0 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D AH1 B L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The process or an instance of making something double; a multiplication by two.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of turning around, or doubling back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A pleat or fold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A trick; double-dealing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of double

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I decided his double was a bluff

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: double

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: raise

7

noun

Meaning 7

increase by a factor of two

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • doubling with a computer took no time at all

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: multiplication

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: удвояване (udvojavane) — The process or an instance of making something double
  • Bulgarian: дублиране (dublirane) — The process or an instance of making something double
  • Catalan: desdoblament — The process or an instance of making something double
  • Dutch: verdubbeling — The process or an instance of making something double
  • French: dédoublement — The process or an instance of making something double
  • Ancient Greek: διπλασιασμός (diplasiasmós) — The process or an instance of making something double
  • Italian: raddoppiatura — The process or an instance of making something double
  • Italian: sdoppiamento — The process or an instance of making something double
  • Māori: whakarearuatanga — The process or an instance of making something double
  • Portuguese: desdobramento — The process or an instance of making something double
  • Spanish: desdoblamiento — The process or an instance of making something double
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