misdialing

misdialing is the present participle and gerund of misdial.

Meaning of misdial

misdial (third-person singular simple present misdials, present participle (US) misdialing or (UK) misdialling, simple past and past participle (US) misdialed or (UK) misdialled)

(ambitransitive) To dial or use a keypad incorrectly, especially on a telephone.
- I misdialled her number and got through to a stranger.

misdialing (plural misdialings)

An instance of reaching an unintended phone number due to an error in dialing or in using a keypad.
- Although neither Mr. Halley nor the New York New YorkPolice Department could provide statistics on how many misdialings in the city were attempts to call numbers in India, many local Indians, especially newly arrived immigrants, acknowledge that the misdialings are a common problem.2009 February 15, Habiba Nosheen, “Uh-Oh, Calcutta”, in New York Times

plural	misdialings

What does misdialing mean?: Misdialing means an instance of reaching an unintended phone number due to an error in dialing or in using a keypad.
What is misdialing the present participle and gerund of?: Misdialing is the present participle and gerund of misdial.
What part of speech is misdialing?: Misdialing is a noun.
What is the plural of misdialing?: The plural of misdialing is misdialings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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