"misfiring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: misfirings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} misfiring (plural misfirings)
  1. The situation where something misfires.
    Sense id: en-misfiring-en-noun-WClRIaAM

Verb

Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} misfiring
  1. present participle and gerund of misfire Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: misfire
    Sense id: en-misfiring-en-verb-tguBfzTw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93

Inflected forms

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