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misspeeds

misspeeds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misspeed.

Meaning of misspeed

Verb

misspeed (third-person singular simple present misspeeds, present participle misspeeding, simple past and past participle missped)

  1. To fail in an attempt to speed something along.
    • Is there anything in which the nurse has failed? the hostess come short? the huntress missped? the pretty waiter-girl blundered?1874, Julie P. Smith, Ten Old Maids: And Five of Them Were Wise, and Five of Them Were Foolish, page 369

Questions about misspeeds

What is misspeeds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misspeeds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misspeed.

Words near misspeeds in the dictionary

  1. misspeculations
  2. missped
  3. misspeech
  4. misspeed
  5. misspeeding
  6. misspeeds
  7. misspell
  8. misspellable
  9. misspelled
  10. misspeller
  11. misspellers

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