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misbehaving

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verb

present participle of misbehave

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for misbehaving
Adjective
  • In a viral Reddit post, a naughty cat dipped his paws in pasta sauce turning his fur orange—now the stains won’t go away.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The naughty list People walk past the Macy’s Herald Square flagship store on November 29, 2024 in New York City.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In Missouri, disobeying traffic lights is considered a moving violation.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The next day, Alex begs Mia to put her on TMS to talk about the deep fake, but Mia won’t, because that would be directly disobeying Stella and Celine’s order for Alex to keep quiet.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Orsoni has salt-and-pepper hair and an exaggerated, slightly mischievous energy.
    Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The trailer hints at a lavish production, with Sharpe playing a mischievous Mozart, bounding through a stately home and jumping to reach a chandelier.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Loosely inspired by real-life events, the film chronicled the tale of an undercover detective infiltraitng a coal mining community to expose a group of Irish-American miners rebelling against the mine owners.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Otherwise, the only alternative is rebelling against the government.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • So sorry, fantasy coaches and anybody that bet on me, my bad.
    Michael Nowels, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Joseph had maybe his worst day of the year.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Misbehaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbehaving. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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