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miswarning

miswarning is the present participle and gerund of miswarn.

Meaning of miswarn

Verb

miswarn (third-person singular simple present miswarns, present participle miswarning, simple past and past participle miswarned)

  1. To warn of something that is not a threat; to cry wolf.
    • Our friend, Commander de Champeaux, was not miswarned when he was told by the squaw he claimed as his squaw, 'to look out and not cross Chief Ma-chan-qua's pathway.'1905, Julia M. Baker Stapleford, Wah-see-ola, the Light of the Tribes at the Meeting Waters, page 180

Questions about miswarning

What is miswarning the present participle and gerund of?
Miswarning is the present participle and gerund of miswarn.

Words near miswarning in the dictionary

  1. miswanted
  2. miswanting
  3. miswants
  4. miswarn
  5. miswarned
  6. miswarning
  7. miswarns
  8. miswarrant
  9. miswarranted
  10. miswarranting
  11. miswarrants

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