"misutter" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misutters [present, singular, third-person], misuttering [participle, present], misuttered [participle, past], misuttered [past]
Etymology: From mis- + utter. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|utter}} mis- + utter Head templates: {{en-verb}} misutter (third-person singular simple present misutters, present participle misuttering, simple past and past participle misuttered)
  1. To utter incorrectly; to garble.

Inflected forms

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