double-clutching

A form of double-clutch — To change down gears in a motor vehicle by using the clutch once to move from a gear to neutral, engaging transmission in neutral, and then using the clutch again to move from neutral to the lower gear; to double-declutch.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of double-clutch
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double-clutching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-clutching

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double-clutching,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double-clutching.

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