REDOUBLING
Verb
redoubling
present participle of redouble
Noun
redoubling (plural redoublings)
The act by which something is redoubled.
Anagrams
• bouldering
Source: Wiktionary
REDOUBLE
Re*dou"ble (r*db"'l), v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + double: cf. F.
redoubler. Cf. Reduplicate.]
Definition: To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or
repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply.
So they Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe. Shak.
n. An optional bid made by the side currently holding the highest bid
for the contract, after the opposing side has doubled. This bid
increases the score for successfully making the contract, and
increases the penalties for failing. The score or penalty depends on
the number of tricks over or under the contract, according to a
defined schedule, and depending on the vulnerability of the side
attempting the contract.
Re*dou"ble, v. i.
Definition: To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied; to
be greatly augmented; as, the noise redoubles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition