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mistunes

mistunes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mistune.

Meaning of mistune

Verb

mistune (third-person singular simple present mistunes, present participle mistuning, simple past and past participle mistuned)

  1. (transitive) To tune wrongly.
    • The Harpe.
      […]
      A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong
      Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge1568, William Cornishe [i.e., William Cornysh], “In the Fleete Made by Me William Cornishe otherwise Called Nyshwhete Chapelman with the Most Famose and Noble Kyng Henry the VII. His Reygne the XIX....

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Questions about mistunes

What is mistunes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mistunes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mistune.

Words near mistunes in the dictionary

  1. mists up
  2. Mistubishi
  3. mistucked
  4. mistune
  5. mistuned
  6. mistunes
  7. mistuning
  8. mistunings
  9. misturn
  10. misturned
  11. misturning

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