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misparting

misparting is the present participle and gerund of mispart.

Meaning of mispart

Verb

mispart (third-person singular simple present misparts, present participle misparting, simple past and past participle misparted)

  1. To part or divide badly.
    • A piece of Maries hair is misparted, tucked behind her ear.1992, Michael C. White, Alan Davis, Birch Lane Press Presents American Fiction, →ISBN
  2. To miscast for a role.
    • The almost legendary Ivan Kozlovsky, with whom he gave the first Russian performance of the Serenade in the autumn of 1961, is misparted here.1986, Alan Blyth, Song on Record, →ISBN, page 214

Questions about misparting

What is misparting the present participle and gerund of?
Misparting is the present participle and gerund of mispart.

Words near misparting in the dictionary

  1. misparses
  2. misparsing
  3. misparsings
  4. mispart
  5. misparted
  6. misparting
  7. misparts
  8. mispass
  9. mispassion
  10. mispaste
  11. mispasted

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