verb🔗ShareTo fail to discharge properly.""The car engine was misfiring, causing it to shake and lose power." "machinetechnicalfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of an engine) To fail to ignite in the proper sequence.""The old car was sputtering and shaking because one of the cylinders was misfiring." "vehicletechnicalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(by extension) To fail to achieve the anticipated result."His practical joke misfired and he nearly burnt my left hand."outcomeachievementbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe situation where something misfires."The constant misfiring of the old engine made the car unreliable. "machinesituationtechnicalfunctionprocessdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading