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mistuning

mistuning is the present participle and gerund 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.
      […]
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Noun

mistuning (plural mistunings)

  1. An incorrect tuning

Forms of mistuning

pluralmistunings

Questions about mistuning

What does mistuning mean?
Mistuning means an incorrect tuning.
What is mistuning the present participle and gerund of?
Mistuning is the present participle and gerund of mistune.
What part of speech is mistuning?
Mistuning is a noun.
What is the plural of mistuning?
The plural of mistuning is mistunings.

Words near mistuning in the dictionary

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

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