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Definition of Mishears
1. mishear [v] - See also: mishear
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mishears
Literary usage of Mishears
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"... I recommend to no man To hire as a domestic a deaf woman. I've got one who my
orders does not hear. mishears them rather, and keeps blundering near. ..."
2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"... I've got one who my orders does not hear, mishears them rather, and keeps
blundering near. Thirsty and hot, I asked her for a drink ..."
3. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1894)
"I've got one who my orders does not hear, mishears them rather, and keeps blundering
near. Thirsty and hot, I asked her for a drink ; She bustled out, ..."
4. The Greek Anthology by Neaves (1883)
"I've got one who my orders does not hear, mishears them rather, and keeps blundering
near. Thirsty and hot, I asked her for a drink; She bustled out, ..."
5. Post Ex Sub Dis: Urban Fragmentations and Constructions by Aaron Betsky, Ghent Urban Studies Team (2002)
"Each generation hears the message of the preceding one, but subtly distorted,
and then it passes it along to the next generation, which mishears in its turn ..."
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