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misnailing

misnailing is the present participle and gerund of misnail.

Meaning of misnail

Verb

misnail (third-person singular simple present misnails, present participle misnailing, simple past and past participle misnailed)

  1. To nail improperly.
    • Easy to handle and apply — light weight — small size , 18 " x 48 " — can not be misnailed because nailing grooves are already provided.1931, American Lumberman - Part 3, page 48

Questions about misnailing

What is misnailing the present participle and gerund of?
Misnailing is the present participle and gerund of misnail.

Words near misnailing in the dictionary

  1. mismumbling
  2. misnagdim
  3. misnaged
  4. misnail
  5. misnailed
  6. misnailing
  7. misnails
  8. misname
  9. misnamed
  10. misnamer
  11. misnamers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: misnailing (page history and authors); misnail (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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