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misweighing

misweighing is the present participle and gerund of misweigh.

Meaning of misweigh

Verb

misweigh (third-person singular simple present misweighs, present participle misweighing, simple past and past participle misweighed)

  1. To give an inaccurate measurement of the weight (of something).
    • An honest butcher, for instance, might sue if his picture were used with an article about butchers who misweigh meat.1973, Bill Severn, The Right to Privacy, page 27
  2. To treat (something) as having a level of importance different from its actual importance.
    • And you misweigh the situation.2002, R.A. Salvatore, Ascendance, page 75

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Questions about misweighing

What is misweighing the present participle and gerund of?
Misweighing is the present participle and gerund of misweigh.

Words near misweighing in the dictionary

  1. misweened
  2. misweening
  3. misweens
  4. misweigh
  5. misweighed
  6. misweighing
  7. misweighs
  8. misweld
  9. miswelded
  10. miswelding
  11. miswelds

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