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misfooling

misfooling is the present participle and gerund of misfool.

Meaning of misfool

Verb

misfool (third-person singular simple present misfools, present participle misfooling, simple past and past participle misfooled)

  1. (dialectal) To fool or deceive; to cause to be mistaken.
    • Well, I'm blamed! Come that close agin and me watchin' too. Misfooled me. I'll give him that much.1982, Robert Herring, Hub, page 197

Questions about misfooling

What is misfooling the present participle and gerund of?
Misfooling is the present participle and gerund of misfool.

Words near misfooling in the dictionary

  1. misfolding
  2. misfoldings
  3. misfolds
  4. misfool
  5. misfooled
  6. misfooling
  7. misfools
  8. misforecast
  9. misforecasted
  10. misforecasting
  11. misforecasts

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