Definition of doubling Doubling

/dʌˈbʌlɪŋ/ - [dubuling] - dou•bling

We found 12 definitions of doubling from 7 different sources.

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What does doubling mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: doublings

doubling - raising the stakes in a card game by a factor of 2; "I decided his double was a bluff"
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  raise increasing the size of a bet (as in poker); "I'll see your raise and double it"
  card game, cards a game played with playing cards
doubling - increase by a factor of two; "doubling with a computer took no time at all"
  multiplication an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed; "the multiplication of four by three gives twelve"; "four times three equals twelve"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • doubling (Verb)
    Present participle of double.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • doubling (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Double
  • doubling (n.)
    The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled.
  • doubling (n.)
    A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice.
  • doubling (n.)
    The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon.
  • doubling (n.)
    The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor.

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

  • doubling
    in navigation, (doubler, Fr.) the act of sailing round, or passing beyond a cape or promontory, so as that the cape or point of land separates the ship from her former situation, or lies between her and any distant observer.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • doubling
    (See RANK.) Putting two ranks into one.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • doubling
    The putting of two ranks of soldiers into one.

Part of speech

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  • doubling, verb, gerund of double (infinitive).
  • doubling, noun, singular of doublings.

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