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undershooting

undershooting is the present participle and gerund of undershoot.

Meaning of undershoot

Verb

undershoot (third-person singular simple present undershoots, present participle undershooting, simple past and past participle undershot)

  1. To shoot not far enough or not well enough.
  2. To fail to go far enough when trying to reach a goal.
  3. (broadly) To underestimate.
    • The first day, I think I undershot how much I should've been drinking, because it had almost no effect on me.2014, Dave Schilling, One of Our Writers Went on an All-Alcohol Diet for a Week
  4. To record too little photographic footage.

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Questions about undershooting

What is undershooting the present participle and gerund of?
Undershooting is the present participle and gerund of undershoot.

Words near undershooting in the dictionary

  1. undershoe
  2. undershoes
  3. undershoot
  4. undershooter
  5. undershooters
  6. undershooting
  7. undershoots
  8. undershorts
  9. undershot
  10. undershots
  11. undershrievalty

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