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mispluck

verb

Etymology

From mis- + pluck.

  1. inherited from *plukkōną✻
  2. inherited from *plukkōn✻
  3. inherited from pluccian
  4. inherited from plucken
  5. prefixed as mispluck — “mis + pluck”

Definitions

  1. To pluck incorrectly.

    • If there were any misplayed notes or misplucked strings, this listener blissfully unaware of them.
    • Although Kirchofs technique is fluid, it can also become rather sloppy, riddled with far too many misplucked notes.
    • Anna's repertoire of folk songs usually delights the audience and has them joining in each chorus, but tonight her voice sounds reedy and her fingers mispluck several times.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA