noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A mistake. obsolete

   "I prithee, Remember, I have done thee worthy service; Told thee no lies, made thee no mistakings, served Without grudge or grumblings: […]"

2. 2
   putting the wrong interpretation on wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of mistake. form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

misinterpretationmisinterpretationmisunderstanding

Example

More examples

"There's no mistaking about that."

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