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mismating

mismating is the present participle and gerund of mismate.

Meaning of mismate

Verb

mismate (third-person singular simple present mismates, present participle mismating, simple past and past participle mismated)

  1. (transitive) To mate or match wrongly or unsuitably; mismatch.
    • to mismated shoes

Noun

mismating (plural mismatings)

  1. An unsuitable or incorrect mating between organisms.

Forms of mismating

pluralmismatings

Questions about mismating

What does mismating mean?
Mismating means an unsuitable or incorrect mating between organisms.
What is mismating the present participle and gerund of?
Mismating is the present participle and gerund of mismate.
What part of speech is mismating?
Mismating is a noun.
What is the plural of mismating?
The plural of mismating is mismatings.

Words near mismating in the dictionary

  1. mismatchment
  2. mismatchments
  3. mismate
  4. mismated
  5. mismates
  6. mismating
  7. mismatings
  8. mismean
  9. mismeasure
  10. mismeasured
  11. mismeasurement

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mismating (page history and authors); mismate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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