double date
noun
a date on which two couples go together.
double-dating
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present participleof double-date.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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They had been double-dating with another couple and she and the other girl got into a discussion about engagement rings, talking about how big a diamond would have to be to be acceptable.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2013
Damon said he and his wife started double-dating with Krasinski and Blunt, through which their collaboration on "Promised Land" came about.
From Reuters ● Dec. 28, 2012
She was 16 at the time, a high-school student from nearby Trenton, double-dating at a Hillel mixer.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2012
By the 1950s, the two men were double-dating with Dick and Pat Nixon, whom Hoover had met while pursuing the case against Alger Hiss.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2011
I had enjoyed eight evenings of double-dating with Grandma and Vince, and she didn’t even realize it.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
