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misdreading

misdreading is the present participle and gerund of misdread.

Meaning of misdread

Verb

misdread (third-person singular simple present misdreads, present participle misdreading, simple past and past participle misdreaded)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To dread.
    • Needs me then hope, or doth me need misdread?1597-8, Bishop Hall, Sat., Defiance to Envie, 25

Questions about misdreading

What is misdreading the present participle and gerund of?
Misdreading is the present participle and gerund of misdread.

Words near misdreading in the dictionary

  1. misdrawings
  2. misdrawn
  3. misdraws
  4. misdread
  5. misdreaded
  6. misdreading
  7. misdreads
  8. misdrew
  9. misdrive
  10. misdriven
  11. misdrives

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