# mistaking

Pronunciation: say "mi-STAYK-ing" US/UK /mɪˈsteɪkɪŋ/, AUS /mɪˈstæɪkɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of mistake. — present participle and gerund of mistake
   - Simple: Present participle of mistake. Use this form for something happening now.
   - _Mistaking the address, she knocked on the wrong door._
   - _He kept mistaking her polite silence for full agreement._

## Noun

2. An error or blunder; a mistake in thought or action. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: An error, or a wrong thing that someone does or thinks.

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