miscuing

verb

present participle of miscue
as in misjudging

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for miscuing
  1. misjudging
  2. mistaking
  3. bungling
  4. botching
  5. murdering
  6. muffing
Verb
  • Rather than collisions caused by surrounding traffic, these incidents involved the vehicle misjudging objects directly in its path.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
  • Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar hit the barriers after misjudging a chicane.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 May 2026
Definition of misjudging
Verb
  • You could be forgiven for mistaking the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for an apparel brand that also operates trains and buses on the side.
    — Liam Scott, Washington Post, 10 July 2026
  • The look has been updated with taste and restraint, so there’s no mistaking the 33/303’s lineage—even the dimensions are within 1 mm of the originals.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
Definition of mistaking
Verb
  • San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who polled at 5% in the CBS survey, accused Becerra of bungling the federal government’s response to COVID-19, mpox and the influx in child migrants under former President Joe Biden.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And Kash Patel's FBI seems to be bungling the investigation at every step.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of bungling
Verb
  • Atlanta was out-everythinged in an 83-71 loss to the Indiana Fever on Thursday, botching a chance at a statement game.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • He was taken into custody at the scene, after botching several sobriety tests, body-cam footage shows.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Definition of botching
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  • She was eventually charged with murdering nine people, including several of her tenants.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 July 2026
  • He was charged with murder with the special circumstance allegations of lying in wait, murder for financial gain and murdering a witness.
    — Dennis Broad, NBC news, 7 July 2026
Definition of murdering
Verb
  • Wilson ultimately ran out of options, muffing his outlet pass and setting up Boozer for a transition dunk on the other end.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • Tommy Troy then reached on a single, per the official scorer, but shortstop Christian Koss should’ve been charged with an error after muffing a grounder.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of muffing
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