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misscribing

misscribing is the present participle and gerund of misscribe.

Meaning of misscribe

Verb

misscribe (third-person singular simple present misscribes, present participle misscribing, simple past and past participle misscribed)

  1. To write or inscribe incorrectly.
    • It seems reasonable to interpret this misscribing of common words as a fallout from improvement in other techniques, among them a greater concentration on content, a more automatic scribing of all words, a more rapid rate of production...1991, Richard H. Haswell, Gaining ground in college writing, page 201

Questions about misscribing

What is misscribing the present participle and gerund of?
Misscribing is the present participle and gerund of misscribe.

Words near misscribing in the dictionary

  1. misscreens
  2. misscrew
  3. misscribe
  4. misscribed
  5. misscribes
  6. misscribing
  7. misscription
  8. misscriptions
  9. misseal
  10. missealed
  11. missealing

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