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doublethinking

doublethinking is the present participle of doublethink.

Meaning of doublethink

Verb

doublethink (third-person singular simple present doublethinks, present participle doublethinking, simple past and past participle doublethought)

  1. (intransitive) To engage in doublethink.
    • "So we both doublethought our way around the inevitable as long as we could because we both really want the same thing and we both have policy problems with our superiors.” “I'm not sure I follow you,” Lindblad said, in a tone of voice[…]2011 September 29, Norman Spinrad, A World Between, Gateway, →ISBN

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What is doublethinking the present participle of?
Doublethinking is the present participle of doublethink.

Words near doublethinking in the dictionary

  1. doubleth
  2. doublethink
  3. doublethinked
  4. doublethinker
  5. doublethinkers
  6. doublethinking
  7. doublethinks
  8. doublethought
  9. doublethreaded
  10. doublethunk
  11. doubletime

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