miscueing

Missing the signal

Miscueing is making an error in timing, execution, or response.

In billiards and pool, it means striking the cue ball incorrectly so the tip slips off.

In theater or broadcasting, it means missing or giving a wrong cue: The actor kept miscueing his entrances.

More broadly, it describes any misstep in coordination: The band was miscueing throughout the first set.

blunder

fumble

Handle with clumsy fingers

bungle · blooper · goof · fluff · howler · clanger · botch · screwup · misstep · stumble

misreading

misread

Interpret text incorrectly

misinterpret · misapprehend · misconceive · confuse · miscomprehend · garble · distort · misperceive · misrecognize · mistake

billiards

stroke

Sudden brain blood blockage

  • tipEnd or gratuity
  • chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
  • slipMinor error or misstep

jump · masse · bridge · english · follow-through · scratch · deflection · squirt · contact · shaft

theater

prompt

Incite to action

  • timingArt of choosing moments
  • blockingImpeding forward progress
  • lineContinuous mark or queue

entrance · exit · lighting · sound · fluffed · off-book

Opposites
accuracy of execution

miscueingnailing it

Achieving flawless execution

hitting the mark · potting · getting it right · mastering · excelling

Family

cue, cues, cued, cueing, miscue, miscues, miscued, miscuing, mis-

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G