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misdelivering

misdelivering is the present participle and gerund of misdeliver.

Meaning of misdeliver

Verb

misdeliver (third-person singular simple present misdelivers, present participle misdelivering, simple past and past participle misdelivered)

  1. (transitive) To deliver incorrectly.
    • It was not unusual to misdeliver mail and to go back and try to retrieve it.2009 July 23, Lesley Ciarula Taylor, “Police condemned for racial profiling of letter carrier”, in Toronto Star

Questions about misdelivering

What is misdelivering the present participle and gerund of?
Misdelivering is the present participle and gerund of misdeliver.

Words near misdelivering in the dictionary

  1. misdefinition
  2. misdefinitions
  3. misdeliver
  4. misdelivered
  5. misdeliveries
  6. misdelivering
  7. misdelivers
  8. misdelivery
  9. misdemean
  10. misdemeanant
  11. misdemeanants

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