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misfielding

misfielding is the present participle and gerund of misfield.

Meaning of misfield

Verb

misfield (third-person singular simple present misfields, present participle misfielding, simple past and past participle misfielded)

  1. (transitive) To field (“catch or intercept and play”) (a ball) clumsily or ineptly; in cricket this can result in the batsman scoring another run.
  2. (intransitive) To field a ball clumsily or ineptly.

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Questions about misfielding

What is misfielding the present participle and gerund of?
Misfielding is the present participle and gerund of misfield.

Words near misfielding in the dictionary

  1. misfetched
  2. misfetches
  3. misfetching
  4. misfield
  5. misfielded
  6. misfielding
  7. misfields
  8. misfigure
  9. misfigured
  10. misfigures
  11. misfiguring

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