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misbestowing

misbestowing is the present participle and gerund of misbestow.

Meaning of misbestow

Verb

misbestow (third-person singular simple present misbestows, present participle misbestowing, simple past and past participle misbestowed)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To bestow improperly.

Questions about misbestowing

What is misbestowing the present participle and gerund of?
Misbestowing is the present participle and gerund of misbestow.

Words near misbestowing in the dictionary

  1. misbeseeming
  2. misbeseems
  3. misbestow
  4. misbestowal
  5. misbestowed
  6. misbestowing
  7. misbestows
  8. misbid
  9. misbidden
  10. misbidding
  11. misbids

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