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doubling in brass

doubling in brass is the present participle of double in brass.

Meaning of double in brass

Verb

double in brass (third-person singular simple present doubles in brass, present participle doubling in brass, simple past and past participle doubled in brass)

  1. (idiomatic) To perform two or more tasks within the same project or organization.
    • Angela, like several of the Chase faculty, had to double in brass and offer the seminary's few courses in an academic field other than her specialized area of ethics and moral theology.2013, O. C. Edwards, Runagates in Scarceness: A Holy Mystery, page 21

Questions about doubling in brass

What is doubling in brass the present participle of?
Doubling in brass is the present participle of double in brass.

Words near doubling in brass in the dictionary

  1. doubling cube
  2. doubling cubes
  3. doubling dice
  4. doubling die
  5. doubling down
  6. doubling in brass
  7. doubling off
  8. doubling over
  9. doubling time
  10. doubling times
  11. doubling up

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