misbehaving

/mˌɪsbəhˈeɪvɪŋ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of misbehave

"My misbehavings make him cry?"
"While he fears that the father may be angry for his misbehaving, a child would never fear that the father will kill him for misbehaving."

From Middle English misbehaving, equivalent to misbehave + -ing.

misbehavings (plural)

saving waving shaving craving behaving paving engraving raving caving waiving braving staving

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How do you pronounce misbehaving?

The recorded pronunciation is /mˌɪsbəhˈeɪvɪŋ/.

What does misbehaving mean?

bad conduct or actions

Where does misbehaving come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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