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double checking

double checking is the present participle and gerund of double check.

Meaning of double check

Verb

double check (third-person singular simple present double checks, present participle double checking, simple past and past participle double checked)

  1. (transitive) To check a second time; to check twice with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.
    • I'm pretty sure that he's not coming, but I can double check the guest list.

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Questions about double checking

What is double checking the present participle and gerund of?
Double checking is the present participle and gerund of double check.

Words near double checking in the dictionary

  1. double cabs
  2. double canon
  3. double canons
  4. double check
  5. double checked
  6. double checking
  7. double checks
  8. double chicane
  9. double chin
  10. double chins
  11. double click

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Adapted from Wiktionary: double checking (page history and authors); double check (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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