Meanings
- not comparableFailing to register.
their impassive, nonregistering faces whether she spoke of the clean, pure influence of the Shaker movement on American art
2011, Howard Fast, The Dinner Party1 more example
No one is exactly sure how he did it, but it is believed that either he positioned his feet on a nonregistering part of the scale or his valet stuck his whip under his seat and lifted up.
2002, Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse, page 75
Origin
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nonregistering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonregistering
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