tripling

Pluraltriplings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of triple.

   Tripling the dose without a doctor's advice could be dangerous.

   The shortstop tied the game in the ninth inning by tripling to deep center field.

   Note

   Four verbs travel in this one form, and the construction shows which is meant. With an object, it multiplies by three (tripling a recipe); without one, it means growing threefold (sales are tripling). Followed by as, it means taking on a third role: a den tripling as office and guest room. On a baseball field, a batter tripling to right gets a three-base hit.

2. 2
   nouncountable

   A single act of multiplying something by three.

   The plan calls for a tripling of the city's bike lanes over the next five years.

   A sudden tripling of the rent forced the bakery to look for a new home.

   Similartrebling

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