mishear
verb (used with object)
to hear incorrectly or imperfectly.
mishearing
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present participleof mishear.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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But it does make mistakes when Vera wants to talk about knitting, often mishearing essential words and offering conversations on "biscuits and cakes" and "music, television, the garden or something else".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Masli, mishearing his worry, assumed he didn’t have a place to go and found someone in the audience who was happy to invite him to her house for a family gathering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
In roughly 150 of the recordings, the broadcaster says the assistant appears to have activated incorrectly after mishearing its wake word.
From The Verge ● Jul. 12, 2019
Last spring, Alexa was creeping people out by randomly laughing; it turned out the device was too easily mishearing the command “Alexa laugh.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2018
She repeats the name several times after the desk clerk keeps mishearing her.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
