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misbehaving

misbehaving noun: bad conduct or actions. Also the present participle and gerund of misbehave.

Noun

misbehaving (countable and uncountable, plural misbehavings)

  1. bad conduct or actions
    • My misbehavings make him cry?1997, Jo-Anne Elder, Colin O’Connell, Voices and Echoes
    • While he fears that the father may be angry for his misbehaving, a child would never fear that the father will kill him for misbehaving.2013, Vitalis Chi Nwaneri, We Are At War

Also used as

misbehaving is also the present participle and gerund of misbehave.

Forms of misbehaving

pluralmisbehavings

Origin of misbehaving

From Middle English misbehaving, equivalent to misbehave + -ing.

From misbehave + -ing.

Questions about misbehaving

What does misbehaving mean?
Misbehaving means bad conduct or actions.
What part of speech is misbehaving?
Misbehaving is a noun.
What is the plural of misbehaving?
The plural of misbehaving is misbehavings.

Words near misbehaving in the dictionary

  1. misbehaved
  2. misbehaver
  3. misbehavers
  4. misbehaves
  5. misbehavin'
  6. misbehaving
  7. misbehavings
  8. misbehavior
  9. misbehavioral
  10. misbehaviors
  11. misbehaviour

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