misstriking
/ˌmɪsˈstraɪkɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of misstrike; hitting or striking something incorrectly.
- He kept misstriking the nail and bending it.
- The drummer was misstriking the cymbal during the solo.
- She was misstriking the keys because of the glare on the screen.
Synonyms
adjective
- Characterized by or involving incorrect strikes or hits.
- The misstriking typewriter produced garbled text.
- The misstriking hammer left dents in the wood.
- His misstriking technique caused the ball to go wild.