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misheeding

misheeding is the present participle and gerund of misheed.

Meaning of misheed

Verb

misheed (third-person singular simple present misheeds, present participle misheeding, simple past and past participle misheeded)

  1. (transitive) To heed amiss; fail to heed.
    • Remember you are in Holderness, where a long time ago you misheeded a warning, and told a secret to Starlight in her stall, and two of these died at the hands of your kindred, and such as they carry a stone in their pocket […]1969, Oliver Onions, The Story of Ragged Robyn
    Synonyms:
    overlook, ignore

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Questions about misheeding

What is misheeding the present participle and gerund of?
Misheeding is the present participle and gerund of misheed.

Words near misheeding in the dictionary

  1. mishearing
  2. mishearings
  3. mishears
  4. misheed
  5. misheeded
  6. misheeding
  7. misheeds
  8. mishegaas
  9. mishegas
  10. mishegass
  11. mishegos

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