double-click

American  

[duhb-uhl-klik] / ˈdʌb əlˈklɪk /

verb (used without object)

double-clicks, present (3rd person singular) double-clicked, past participle, past double-clicking present participle

1. to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file.

   Double-click on the desktop icon.

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verb (used with object)

double-clicks, present (3rd person singular) double-clicked, past participle, past double-clicking present participle

1. to double-click (a mouse button) or double-click (a program, file, etc.)

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• double click
  noun

Conjugated Forms

Present

• have double-clicked
  perfect
• has double-clicked
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have been double-clicking
  perfect progressive
• is double-clicking
  progressive 3rd person singular
• are double-clicking
  progressive
• has been double-clicking
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• double-clicks
  singular 3rd person
• am double-clicking
  progressive 1st person singular
• double-clicking
  participle

Past

• had double-clicked
  perfect
• were double-clicking
  progressive plural
• had been double-clicking
  perfect progressive
• was double-clicking
  progressive singular
• double-clicked
  participle
• double-clicked
  simple

Future

• will double-click
  simple
• will have double-clicked
  perfect
• will have been double-clicking
  perfect progressive
• will be double-clicking
  progressive

Etymology

Origin of double-click

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Positioning myself low on the ground before his run-up, he would leap and double click his heels.

From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025

I used the term “digital town square” earlier, but let me double click on that.

From The Verge • May 4, 2021

If I attach a document to an email I can open it with a double click.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2017

If one does not like something, then move on, close the book, double click something else.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2017

Baba said something to someone and there was a double click as he hung up.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini