mischieving

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noun

The causing of damage or terror; rampaging.

First used 15th c.Scrabble 22
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Meanings

nounmischieving (uncountable)
  1. ScotlanduncountableThe causing of damage or terror; rampaging.First known use 15th c.

    And it ate up sheep and men and women and was a fair terror, and the King had his heralds cry a reward to whatever knight would ride and end the mischieving of the beast.

    1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song

Origin

From mischieve + -ing.

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APA

mischieving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischieving

MLA

“mischieving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischieving. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mischieving,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mischieving.

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