Misstop
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Misstop is a verb meaning (rare) To stop badly or wrongly.
Meaning
(rare) To stop badly or wrongly.
Example Sentences
[…] the slipping or breaking of a string or the misstopping of a fret.
Even within an apparently English-only range, sounds are difficult enough to govern, as Quince's misstopped Prologue makes clear.
Word Forms
- misstops
- misstopping
- misstopped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misstart, misput, misstep, misdo, miss, miscontinue.
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