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misshaping

misshaping is the present participle and gerund of misshape.

Meaning of misshape

Verb

misshape (third-person singular simple present misshapes, present participle misshaping, simple past misshaped, past participle misshaped or (obsolete or poetic) misshapen)

  1. (transitive) To shape badly or incorrectly.
    • Major Rawls drove us to our motel […] where a swimming pool with underwater lights had the disturbing effect of substantially enlarging and misshaping the swimmers.1989, John Irving, chapter 9, in A Prayer for Owen Meany, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1990, page 601

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Questions about misshaping

What is misshaping the present participle and gerund of?
Misshaping is the present participle and gerund of misshape.

Words near misshaping in the dictionary

  1. misshapenness
  2. misshapens
  3. misshaper
  4. misshapers
  5. misshapes
  6. misshaping
  7. misshare
  8. misshared
  9. misshares
  10. missharing
  11. missharpen

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