double taker: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  • A person who performs a double take; someone who reacts with a delayed, startled look or sudden recognition.
  • A person prone to giving a marked, involuntary second look in response to surprise or disbelief.

  Examples

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  • When she saw the surprise party, Jane was a double taker, blinking twice to make sure it was real.

    Cuando vio la fiesta sorpresa, Jane hizo una doble mirada, parpadeando dos veces para asegurarse de que era real.

  • He’s such a double taker that when I told him the news, he had to look twice before he believed me.

    Él es tan de doble mirada que cuando le conté la noticia, tuvo que mirar dos veces antes de creerme.

  • The actor’s sudden change in appearance made the audience double take in astonishment.

    El cambio repentino de apariencia del actor hizo que la audiencia hiciera una doble mirada de asombro.