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missignaling

missignaling is the present participle and gerund of missignal.

Meaning of missignal

Verb

missignal (third-person singular simple present missignals, present participle (US) missignaling or (UK) missignalling, simple past and past participle (US) missignaled or (UK) missignalled)

  1. (transitive) To signal wrongly or in error
    • These problems refer to difficulties incurred when a staff member ( or members ) becomes confused in interaction and either missignals or gives confusing signals as to social role.1980, Duane S. Bishop, Behavioral Problems and the Disabled: Assessment and Management, page 368

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Questions about missignaling

What is missignaling the present participle and gerund of?
Missignaling is the present participle and gerund of missignal.

Words near missignaling in the dictionary

  1. missies
  2. missight
  3. missign
  4. missignal
  5. missignaled
  6. missignaling
  7. missignalled
  8. missignalling
  9. missignals
  10. missigned
  11. missignified

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