Misfiring

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  • v. Present participle of misfire.
  • n. The situation where something misfires.
  • Word Usage
    "The Suns were misfiring from the outside in the first half - Nash, Bell and Leandro Barbosa were a combined 5-for-20 - but they opened a 16-point lead thanks to the rugged play of Thomas and the masterful performance of Marion."
    Verb Form
    misfired    misfires    misfiring   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    break    give out    fail    die    go bad   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    miss    fizzle    sputter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dyer    Meier    Meyer    Trier    acquire   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hangfire    webcomic    power-up    time-changer    dystopia