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mispinning

mispinning is the present participle and gerund of mispin.

Meaning of mispin

Verb

mispin (third-person singular simple present mispins, present participle mispinning, simple past and past participle mispinned)

  1. To pin incorrectly.
    • They knew before they mispinned the stinger “of the dangerous condition of the crane"1996, North western reporter, page 179

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Questions about mispinning

What is mispinning the present participle and gerund of?
Mispinning is the present participle and gerund of mispin.

Words near mispinning in the dictionary

  1. mispiled
  2. mispiles
  3. mispiling
  4. mispin
  5. mispinned
  6. mispinning
  7. mispins
  8. mispitch
  9. mispitched
  10. mispitches
  11. mispitching

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