mispronounce
verb (used with or without object)
to pronounce incorrectly.
was mispronouncing
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past progressiveof mispronounce.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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Taiwan had such a low profile then that when I told people my family is from Taiwan, most just assumed I was mispronouncing Thailand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2024
It sure sounded like he was mispronouncing lady but we’d got told to ignore it.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
