misguggle
misguggle · misguggles · misguggled · misguggling
To spoil by rough or careless handlingTo spoil by rough or careless handling; handle roughly; rumple; crumple; maul; mangle or disfigure; mar; spoil; bungle.
/mɪsˈɡʌɡəl/
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To spoil by rough or careless handling; handle roughly; rumple; crumple; maul; mangle or disfigure; mar; spoil; bungle.
(Scotland, transitive)To hack; slash; carve.
Origin
From a conflation of mis- + guggle (“to soil, dirty”) and mis- + gruggle (“to disorder, ruFrom a conflation of mis- + guggle (“to soil, dirty”) and mis- + gruggle (“to disorder, rumple”).
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Forms
misguggles, misguggling, misguggled, misguggled| Base form | misguggle · to misguggle |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | misguggles |
| Present participle | misguggling |
| Past simple | misguggled |
| Past participle | misguggled |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle