misstring
misstring verb: to string incorrectly.
Verb
misstring (third-person singular simple present misstrings, present participle misstringing, simple past and past participle misstrung)
- To string incorrectly.
- If you've misstrung a bead in the middle of a row, you can break it with the pliers, but grab it sideways at the holes above the weft, not from top to.1989, Threads Magazine - Issues 20-25, page 67
- Percepts do not appear to be strung together, because brain damaged patients do not report them to be misstrung (say, a cat with paws protruding from its head and its ears on its tail).1998 Spring, Marcel Kinsbourne, “Unity and diversity in the human brain: evidence from injury”, in Daedalus, volume 127, number 2
Forms of misstring
| third-person singular present | misstrings |
|---|---|
| present participle | misstringing |
| past participle | misstrung |
| past | misstrung |
Origin of misstring
From mis- + string.
Questions about misstring
- What does misstring mean?
- Misstring means to string incorrectly.
- What part of speech is misstring?
- Misstring is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misstring?
- The past tense of misstring is misstrung.
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