"misgrind" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪsˈɡɹaɪnd/, /ˈmɪsɡɹaɪnd/ Forms: misgrinds [plural]
Etymology: From mis- + grind. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|grind}} mis- + grind Head templates: {{en-noun}} misgrind (plural misgrinds)
  1. The act or result of misgrinding.
    Sense id: en-misgrind-en-noun-NMwzIC70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53

Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈɡɹaɪnd/, /ˈmɪsɡɹaɪnd/ Forms: misgrinds [present, singular, third-person], misgrinding [participle, present], misground [participle, past], misground [past]
Etymology: From mis- + grind. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|grind}} mis- + grind Head templates: {{en-verb|misgrinds|misgrinding|misground}} misgrind (third-person singular simple present misgrinds, present participle misgrinding, simple past and past participle misground)
  1. To grind improperly.
    Sense id: en-misgrind-en-verb-4HOf860S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55

Inflected forms

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