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mis-swinging

mis-swinging is the present participle and gerund of mis-swing.

Meaning of mis-swing

Verb

mis-swing (third-person singular simple present mis-swings, present participle mis-swinging, simple past and past participle mis-swung)

  1. To swing incorrectly.
    • And Hank taught the youngster to deliberately mis-swing at a certain pitch early in the game; later, in a decisive situation, the pitcher might give him the same pitch again, and he could slam it.2011, Mark Kurlansky, Hank Greenberg: The Hero who Didn't Want to be One, page 117

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Questions about mis-swinging

What is mis-swinging the present participle and gerund of?
Mis-swinging is the present participle and gerund of mis-swing.

Words near mis-swinging in the dictionary

  1. mis-spells
  2. mis-spelt
  3. mis-step
  4. mis-sung
  5. mis-swing
  6. mis-swinging
  7. mis-swings
  8. mis-swung
  9. mis-theorise
  10. mis-theorised
  11. mis-theorises

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