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misswaying

misswaying is the present participle and gerund of missway.

Meaning of missway

Verb

missway (third-person singular simple present missways, present participle misswaying, simple past and past participle misswayed)

  1. To sway or influence to an unfortunate result.
    • Through misswaying, it seemed to decline.1603, John Davies, Microcosmos, page 60

Questions about misswaying

What is misswaying the present participle and gerund of?
Misswaying is the present participle and gerund of missway.

Words near misswaying in the dictionary

  1. misswallowed
  2. misswallowing
  3. misswallows
  4. missway
  5. misswayed
  6. misswaying
  7. missways
  8. misswear
  9. misswearing
  10. misswears
  11. misswing

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