misbehave
verb (used without object)
to behave badly or improperly.
was misbehaving
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past progressiveof misbehave.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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As they told Marshall-Brown about other people’s bad behavior, she kept politely asking them, to no avail, to tell her in what way she herself was misbehaving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2020
Hendon said parents would sometimes ask him to go to their child’s school when they got a call that the youth was misbehaving and they weren’t able to get off work.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2018
I remember one day at school, when I was 12, I was misbehaving, as I usually did on a daily basis.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2014
She had high expectations, and neighbors knew she wanted them to let her know anytime one of the boys was misbehaving.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2014
Clarence was misbehaving again, everybody decided, and poor Rachael could not bespeak five minutes of her own time until this particular period of intemperance was over.
From The Heart of Rachael by Kathleen Thompson Norris
