double-crossing
double-crossing adjective: which double-crosses. Also the present participle and gerund of double-cross.
Adjective
double-crossing (comparative more double-crossing, superlative most double-crossing)
- Which double-crosses.
- That dirty, double-crossing bastard!
- Synonyms:
- double-dealing, double-faced, double-hearted, booky, dastardly, disleal, disloyal, doublehearted, faithless, false
Noun
double-crossing (countable and uncountable, plural double-crossings)
- Betrayal; a double-cross.
- Why have you brought Tilehurst here?—that's what I want to know […] There must be some funny double-crossing going on for you to let me talk as I did and never say that he was in it.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
Also used as
double-crossing is also the present participle and gerund of double-cross.
Synonyms of double-crossing
- double-dealing
- double-faced
- double-hearted
- booky
- dastardly
- disloyal
- doublehearted
- faithless
- false
- false-hearted
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Forms of double-crossing
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more double-crossing |
| superlative | most double-crossing |
| Noun | |
| plural | double-crossings |
Questions about double-crossing
- What does double-crossing mean?
- Double-crossing means which double-crosses.
- What part of speech is double-crossing?
- Double-crossing can be an adjective or a noun.
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