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mismoving

mismoving is the present participle and gerund of mismove.

Meaning of mismove

Verb

mismove (third-person singular simple present mismoves, present participle mismoving, simple past and past participle mismoved)

  1. (ambitransitive) To move wrongly, incorrectly, or in error.
    • Good morra, Willie," says he, with the same old vicious smile. "Good morra and good luck," says Willie, as little as ever mismoved, "won't ye sit down and have a pick of dinner with us?"1904, Seumas MacManus, In Chimney Corners: Merry Tales of Irish Folk Lore
  2. (Northern England, UK, dialectal, transitive) To disturb; trouble; to disconcert; alarm; flurry.
    Synonyms:
    dismay

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Questions about mismoving

What is mismoving the present participle and gerund of?
Mismoving is the present participle and gerund of mismove.

Words near mismoving in the dictionary

  1. mismounting
  2. mismounts
  3. mismove
  4. mismoved
  5. mismoves
  6. mismoving
  7. mismumble
  8. mismumbled
  9. mismumbles
  10. mismumbling
  11. misnagdim

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