mispluck

English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ pluck.

Verb

mispluck (third-person singular simple present misplucks, present participle misplucking, simple past and past participle misplucked)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To pluck incorrectly.
   • 1979, High Fidelity Incorporating Musical America - Volume 29, page 32:

     If there were any misplayed notes or misplucked strings, this listener blissfully unaware of them.

   • 1991, Musical America - Volume 111:

     Although Kirchofs technique is fluid, it can also become rather sloppy, riddled with far too many misplucked notes.

   • 2018, Judy McInerney, The Pumilio Child:

     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.