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
A detailed run-down of Siri in 2011 from Ars Technica highlights problems familiar today, with the assistant dinged for mishearing instructions in loud spaces and mangling complex commands.
From The Verge ● Oct. 4, 2021
Companies say there are reasonable explanations, such as the device mishearing its “wake word”—which it recognizes to start listening to commands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2018
“You say his name. And don’t tell me that I’m mishearing, because I know what I’ve heard.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
