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misstarting

/mɪsˈstɑrtɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of misstart: beginning something in a flawed or unsuccessful way.
    • She kept misstarting her sentences, then pausing to correct herself.
    • The team is misstarting the season with three straight losses.
    • Misstarting the engine repeatedly can drain the battery.
adjective
  1. Tending to begin things in a flawed or unsuccessful way.
    • A misstarting speech can lose the audience's attention quickly.
    • His misstarting habit made him a frustrating collaborator.
    • The misstarting car finally roared to life.
Synonyms
fumbling
Antonyms
smooth
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