Definitions for double take
dou·ble take

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1. double takenoun

   a delayed reaction indicating surprise

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1. double takenoun

   A take, commonly used as a comical reaction to a surprising sight, in which someone casually sees something, briefly stops looking at it, realizes what it is, and snaps attention back to it with an expression of surprise or disbelief.

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1. double take

   A double take is a reaction where a person looks at something or someone, quickly looks away, and then looks back again in surprise or disbelief. It can also refer to an act of quickly reevaluating or reassessing a situation or information upon realizing it might not be as it first appeared.

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1. Double Take

   Double Take is a 2001 comedy film starring Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones. Double Take was inspired by the 1957 drama Across the Bridge, which was in turn based on a short story by Graham Greene; the supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann, Gary Grubbs, Garcelle Beauvais, and Daniel Roebuck.

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How to pronounce double take?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of double take in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of double take in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of double take in a Sentence

1. Jolie Bernal and Maliny Soukkhassem:

   I kind of had to do a double-take because I actually could n’t believe there was a burglar in my car.

2. Joseph Conigliaro:

   A month ago when we were approached with the idea to start up the trial, I really did a double take.

3. Marie Woods:

   I couldn’t believe what I was looking at, I had to do a double take, i have seen a few smaller prints when out with friends, but nothing like this. I can no longer say that ‘archaeologists don’t do dinosaurs.’.

4. Jason Redman:

   Facial injuries are the worst because as humans, we speak to each other by looking at each others faces, anytime you have a facial disfigurement it causes people to do a double-take.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=double take
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Double_Take
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=double take