miscalculate
verb (used with or without object)
to calculate or judge incorrectly.
miscalculating
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present participleof miscalculate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Plus, President Trump says Iran is miscalculating his urgency to end the war, and the administration’s new bank accounts for children goes live.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The food safety watchdog has issued new guidance over caffeine in food supplements after a man died miscalculating the amount he was meant to use.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
Ford was accused of misleading the EPA by intentionally miscalculating factors used in certification testing.
From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2023
They include big-ticket items, such as miscalculating the need for massive barriers to prevent freight trains on nearby tracks derailing and crashing into a bullet train.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
That miscalculating economy which refuses the means essential to the end, was not sufficiently relaxed to admit of so expensive an establishment.
From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by John Marshall
