"misherd" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmɪs.hɝd/ [General-American], /ˈmɪs.hɜː(ɹ)d/ [UK] Audio: en-us-misheard.ogg Forms: misherds [present, singular, third-person], misherding [participle, present], misherded [participle, past], misherded [past]
Rhymes: -ɪshɜː(ɹ)d Etymology: From mis- + herd. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|herd}} mis- + herd Head templates: {{en-verb}} misherd (third-person singular simple present misherds, present participle misherding, simple past and past participle misherded)
  1. To herd into the wrong place.

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1988 ·, Paul Tully, The Jehovahs' Jailbreak, page 55:",
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