- present participle of double.
doubling
Example Sentences
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The road’s opening resulted in a near doubling of total cars visiting the park in just one year, park staff said in an Instagram post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Mehta favors making concentrated bets—and doubling down on his winners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
"It means Lamine Yamal is working with less space, more defenders doubling up on him, and less dynamism in Spain's game as a whole," says Spanish football journalist Ruairidh Barlow.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Wall Street seemed to ignore all the weakness, with some analysts doubling down on their bullish calls.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The boy ducked, looked around with a terrified expression, and ran for it, doubling back and forth like a rabbit.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
