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misstopping

misstopping is the present participle and gerund of misstop.

Meaning of misstop

Verb

misstop (third-person singular simple present misstops, present participle misstopping, simple past and past participle misstopped)

  1. (rare) To stop badly or wrongly.
    • […] the slipping or breaking of a string or the misstopping of a fret.1894, Edna Lyall, To Right the Wrong, page 260

Questions about misstopping

What is misstopping the present participle and gerund of?
Misstopping is the present participle and gerund of misstop.

Words near misstopping in the dictionary

  1. misstocked
  2. misstocking
  3. misstocks
  4. misstop
  5. misstopped
  6. misstopping
  7. misstops
  8. misstore
  9. misstored
  10. misstores
  11. misstoring

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