Mondegreen in a Sentence  ๐Ÿ”Š

Definition of Mondegreen

a word that results from the mishearing of something said or sung out loud

Examples of Mondegreen in a sentence

Singing the incorrect lyrics, the girl belted out a mondegreen into the microphone.  ๐Ÿ”Š

Even though Chris thought he knew the song lyrics, the word โ€œfeelโ€ was a mondegreen for the word โ€œfieldโ€.  ๐Ÿ”Š

A mondegreen usually comes from phrases or lyrics that are misunderstood.  ๐Ÿ”Š

During the reading of the poem, the listener mumbled a mondegreen that was different than what was spoken.  ๐Ÿ”Š

Repeating the mondegreen over and over, the musician always confused the words in his song.  ๐Ÿ”Š

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