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double take
noun as in delayed reaction
noun as in reaction
Strong matches
noun as in response
noun as in double take
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It might make you do a double take, but one of the public amenities is a water feature that is, no lie, a giant puddle.
The “Aduba double-take,” a phenomenon that fans of the show often fall victim to, is truly a testament to her feral performance.
I must have done a double-take, like the Navy pilot who sees a UFO outside his cockpit.
But when he grudgingly appeared with bottle in hand, he did a double take—"Ooh!"
I did a double take when I realized the biggest credit on his resume to date was a Disney comedy TV series called Even Stevens.
You'll notice yourself doing a double-take when you read this because it sounds like an elaborate prank from the Onion.
Kato responded to this with a gruesome double-take that gave his face the fleeting appearance of an ancient samurai war mask.
My heart did a double-take; one slip and he'd be off into the gorge, and the frost stung, melting under his bare fingers.
Brad gave a quick glance down into the pit and then did a double take.
The whistle came from his lips this time, as he did a double-take at the figure which confronted him.
He thought of Bette, the inveterate explainer and double-take expert.
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On this page you'll find 104 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to double-take, such as: answer, attitude, backlash, feedback, feeling, and opinion.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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