"misspit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misspits [present, singular, third-person], misspitting [participle, present], misspat [participle, past], misspat [past], misspit [participle, past], misspit [past]
Etymology: mis- + spit Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|spit}} mis- + spit Head templates: {{en-verb|misspits|misspitting|misspat|past2=misspit}} misspit (third-person singular simple present misspits, present participle misspitting, simple past and past participle misspat or misspit)
  1. To spit badly, such as missing the location where one is aiming.
    Sense id: en-misspit-en-verb-20QIUnBW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for misspit meaning in English (2.0kB)

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