2️⃣ A twofold increase 🃏 Raising the stakes

doubling

7.7

A move in a card game that makes the bet twice as large to challenge opponents

noun
/ˈdʌbəlɪŋ/

Jargon

: doblar

In a sense, what Ixel did was the same old story, doubling down after a loss with bigger and bigger bets.

Examples

He decided to double his bet during the game, raising the stakes significantly.
When the player chose to double, it put pressure on his opponents to match his new bet.
In a bold move, she announced she would double her wager, hoping to intimidate her rival.

Synonyms

double

vsdoubling

Jargon

14 6.7

An action that makes the bet twice as large in a card game

frames the move as a deliberate challenge to opponents

Antonyms

folding

1.8

A way of bending something so one part lies on top of another

How Big

pot

Jargon

121 3.2

doubling

Jargon

7.7

to raise

∞ 2.9

call

Jargon

19 6.3

to check

Jargon

4 7.2

Surface Forms

doubling singular

doublings plural

Morphology

doubling = double (transparent) = double + ing

Formed by adding '-ing' to the verb 'double' (to double the stakes), producing a noun for the act; meaning follows directly from the verb.

Etymology

Doubling comes from the word double, from an old Latin root meaning 'two'. In card games, a doubling is when you make the bet 'two' times larger, so it raises the amount and puts pressure on the other players.