tripled; tripling
ˈtri-p(ə-)liŋ 
1
: to make three times as great or as many
2
a
: to score (a base runner) by a triple
b
: to bring about the scoring of (a run) by a triple
1
: to become three times as great or as numerous
Their profits tripled last year.
2
: to make a triple in baseball
1
a
: a triple sum, quantity, or number
b
: a combination, group, or series of three
2
: a base hit that allows the batter to reach third base safely
3
1
: being three times as great or as many
2
: having or involving three units or members
triple bypass heart surgery
3
: having a threefold relation or character
… worked as a double or even triple agent.—
Time
Time4
a
: three times repeated : treble
b
: having three full revolutions
a triple somersault
a triple lutz
5
: marked by three beats per musical measure
triple meter
6
a
: having units of three components
triple feet
b
of rhyme
: involving correspondence of three syllables (as in unfortunate-importunate)
Examples of triple in a Sentence
Verb
He tripled his winnings at the track.
The town's population has tripled in size.
He tripled to right field.
Noun
that triple of terrors for the wintertime driver: snow, ice, and sleet
Adjective
She got a new job with triple the salary of her old one.
He ordered a triple espresso.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The duo scored 17 of the next 20 Masconomet points as the Chieftains nearly tripled their first-half output of 10 points in one quarter.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Carter missed his first four triples but converted on his fifth long-range attempt.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
From 2021 to 2024, incentives like the CHIPS Act and clean‑energy manufacturing credits helped triple factory‑investment announcements.
—Paul S. Lavoie, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The university operates and keeps the majority of profits from gameday concessions, which have roughly tripled over recent seasons.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The duo scored 17 of the next 20 Masconomet points as the Chieftains nearly tripled their first-half output of 10 points in one quarter.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
At the plate, 29-year-old Jarren Duran racks up doubles, triples and steals.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Carter missed his first four triples but converted on his fifth long-range attempt.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Funston was granted parole after serving 27 years of a triple life sentence given to him for 16 crimes, including kidnapping and molestation, perpetrated against seven young children in 1995.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
From 2021 to 2024, incentives like the CHIPS Act and clean‑energy manufacturing credits helped triple factory‑investment announcements.
—Paul S. Lavoie, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for triple
Cite this Entry
“Triple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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triple
1 of 3 verb
tri·ple
ˈtrip-əl
tripled; tripling
ˈtrip-(ə-)liŋ
1
: to make or become three times as great or as many : multiply by three
their profits tripled last year
2
: to make a triple in baseball
triple
2 of 3 noun1
a
: a triple sum, quantity, or number
b
: a combination, group, or series of three
2
: a hit in baseball that permits a batter to reach third base safely
triple
3 of 3 adjective1
: being three times as great or as many
2
: having three units or parts
3
a
: three times repeated
b
: having three full revolutions
a triple somersault
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