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double tapping

double tapping is the present participle and gerund of double tap.

Meaning of double tap

Verb

double tap (third-person singular simple present double taps, present participle double tapping, simple past and past participle double tapped)

  1. To shoot twice in rapid succession.
  2. To click twice on a touchscreen.
    • Peitz tapped the screen and scrolled through a variety of drink icons. He double tapped a couple of others to add the extras and the comm dinged once it registered the final selection.2020 June 27, Chad V. Holtkamp, The Spook & Goon Space Adventures Series: Missions 4-6 (The SPOOK & GOON Space Adventures Series Boxset), CVH Group, Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC

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Questions about double tapping

What is double tapping the present participle and gerund of?
Double tapping is the present participle and gerund of double tap.

Words near double tapping in the dictionary

  1. double talk
  2. double talker
  3. double talkers
  4. double tap
  5. double tapped
  6. double tapping
  7. double taps
  8. double tax agreement
  9. double tax agreements
  10. double taxation
  11. double taxations

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