- present participle of misbehave.
misbehaving
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The incident, which Anthropic uncovered more than two months after it happened in July, illustrates the variety of sometimes unexpected ways misbehaving agents can cause trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
A top lawmaker from Australia's far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Punishing a dog for misbehaving when traveling may only result in the dog having negative associations with road trips.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Fairlie had vowed last year to table secondary legislation that would allow Transport Scotland to suspend or withdraw free passes from misbehaving passengers.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
But that would have been improper, and I didn’t want to be scolded for misbehaving.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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