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misstriking

misstriking is the present participle and gerund of misstrike.

Meaning of misstrike

Verb

misstrike (third-person singular simple present misstrikes, present participle misstriking, simple past misstruck, past participle misstruck or (uncommon) misstricken)

  1. (transitive) To strike badly or incorrectly.
    • To the musician oft a mis-struck note
      Suggests a brighter strain of harmony;1865, William Cosmo Monkhouse, “Sonnet: Chance and Genius”, in A Dream of Idleness, and Other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, page 160

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Questions about misstriking

What is misstriking the present participle and gerund of?
Misstriking is the present participle and gerund of misstrike.

Words near misstriking in the dictionary

  1. misstressed
  2. misstresses
  3. misstressing
  4. misstrike
  5. misstrikes
  6. misstriking
  7. misstring
  8. misstringing
  9. misstrings
  10. misstrip
  11. misstripped

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