mispronounce
verb (used with or without object)
to pronounce incorrectly.
mispronouncing
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present participleof mispronounce.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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He changed his surname in the 1970s, he said, because people kept mispronouncing it.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
The name Pelé came from him mispronouncing the name of a player called Bilé.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
It’s not mispronouncing her name, she is just saying Adele with an Essex accent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Carlson said during a Fox News broadcast, perhaps deliberately mispronouncing Jackson's first name.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2022
Doc Brown’s talking about the 1.21 gigawatts needed for time travel, but mispronouncing it “jigawatts,” which always bothered me.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
