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misgripping

misgripping is the present participle and gerund of misgrip.

Meaning of misgrip

Verb

misgrip (third-person singular simple present misgrips, present participle misgripping, simple past and past participle misgripped)

  1. To grip improperly.
    • It was a revelation of sorts, those, of course, that could be read, for there were a few specimens of the hook-and-butt-joint variety which looked as though they'd been written with a spitsticker misgripped between two non-opposable toes.1981, Alexander Theroux, Darconville's Cat, page 90

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Questions about misgripping

What is misgripping the present participle and gerund of?
Misgripping is the present participle and gerund of misgrip.

Words near misgripping in the dictionary

  1. misgrind
  2. misgrinding
  3. misgrinds
  4. misgrip
  5. misgripped
  6. misgripping
  7. misgrips
  8. misgroom
  9. misgroomed
  10. misgrooming
  11. misgrooms

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