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misdialings

misdialings is the plural of misdialing.

Meaning of misdialing

Noun

misdialing (plural misdialings)

  1. 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

Questions about misdialings

What is misdialings the plural of?
Misdialings is the plural of misdialing.

Words near misdialings in the dictionary

  1. misdiagramming
  2. misdiagrams
  3. misdial
  4. misdialed
  5. misdialing
  6. misdialings
  7. misdialled
  8. misdialling
  9. misdials
  10. misdictate
  11. misdictated

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