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mis-singing

mis-singing is the present participle and gerund of mis-sing.

Meaning of mis-sing

Verb

mis-sing (third-person singular simple present mis-sings, present participle mis-singing, simple past mis-sang, past participle mis-sung)

  1. To sing incorrectly.
    • The ragas are personified, like the devatā of a mantram; so that to mis-sing a rāga or rāginī is to break the limbs of a god or goddess.1916, Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy, Rajput Painting - Volume 1, page 65

Questions about mis-singing

What is mis-singing the present participle and gerund of?
Mis-singing is the present participle and gerund of mis-sing.

Words near mis-singing in the dictionary

  1. mis-shapen
  2. mis-shoe
  3. mis-shunt
  4. mis-shunts
  5. mis-sing
  6. mis-singing
  7. mis-sings
  8. mis-sold
  9. mis-spell
  10. mis-spelled
  11. mis-spelling

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