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mispouring

mispouring is the present participle and gerund of mispour.

Meaning of mispour

Verb

mispour (third-person singular simple present mispours, present participle mispouring, simple past and past participle mispoured)

  1. To make a mistake while pouring.
    • That is, he becomes so dependent on the optical pyrometer that when the pyrometer goes bad –and they all do with the best of checking and with the best of care you are frequently "up against it” for the pourer has become so dependent on it that he mispours on a series of castings.1925, Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, page 493

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Questions about mispouring

What is mispouring the present participle and gerund of?
Mispouring is the present participle and gerund of mispour.

Words near mispouring in the dictionary

  1. misposting
  2. mispostings
  3. misposts
  4. mispour
  5. mispoured
  6. mispouring
  7. mispours
  8. mispractice
  9. mispractices
  10. mispraise
  11. mispraised

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