misquote
verb (used with or without object)
to quote incorrectly.
was misquoting
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past progressiveof misquote.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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Then Caltech called up and complained that Dr. Venter’s genome was misquoting Feynman.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2011
