"mismumble" meaning in All languages combined

See mismumble on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: mismumbles [present, singular, third-person], mismumbling [participle, present], mismumbled [participle, past], mismumbled [past]
Etymology: mis- + mumble Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|mumble}} mis- + mumble Head templates: {{en-verb}} mismumble (third-person singular simple present mismumbles, present participle mismumbling, simple past and past participle mismumbled)
  1. To mumble the wrong words.
    Sense id: en-mismumble-en-verb-tzhpQT4E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mismumble meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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