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Miswalk

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Meaning

(ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To walk along the wrong path..

Example Sentences

For there is another spirit near man, whose nature, work, and delight is to cause man to misunderstand, and miswalk by the very scriptures; and will bring things as warmly and (as it were) clearly to him, as he can from scriptures, purposely to deceive and mislead him.
Sue withdrew to the kitchen, very much aware that she had committed a folly as bad or worse than miswalking a minuet.
This visit was probably about the concern of Fenwick's business and land titles, rather than any miswalking or violation of Discipline.
The stroller who barely knows where he is going still keeps to the right path and stops at his destination without having miswalked. At least he gets there as a rule.

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What does miswalk mean?

Miswalk means (ambitransitive, sometimes figurative) To walk along the wrong path..

What is a synonym for miswalk?

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What is the opposite of miswalk?

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How do you use miswalk in a sentence?

For there is another spirit near man, whose nature, work, and delight is to cause man to misunderstand, and miswalk by the very scriptures; and will bring things as warmly and (as it were) clearly to him, as he can from scriptures, purposely to deceive and mislead him.

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