misfiring

The Suns were misfiring from the outside in the first half - Nash, Bell and Leandro Barbosa were a combined 5-for-20 - but they opened a 16-point lead thanks to the rugged play of Thomas and the masterful performance of Marion.

USATODAY.com - Basketball - San Antonio vs. Phoenix 2006

But the Grizzlies could never get closer because they kept misfiring from the field, and Houston eventually got the lead back to 11 points with just under 3 minutes left.

USATODAY.com - Basketball - Houston vs. Memphis 2006

Houston (0-2), meanwhile, looked its old self - misfiring from the start.

USATODAY.com - Football - Houston vs. Indianapolis 2006

Dawkins suggests that this can be explained by "misfiring" - ie the application of an instinctive, genetic rule of thumb in situations it did not originally evolve to cover.

The Guardian World News 2009

He says that he believes that his taser was misfiring, which is why he continued to do it.

CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2007 2007

I must rush to add that 'misfiring' is intended only in a strictly Darwinian sense.

The God Delusion Dawkins, Richard, 1941- 2006

The scientists said severe cases of irregular heartbeat may require a procedure called ablation, which destroys a group of "misfiring" cells to stop abnormal electrical impulses that cause erratic heartbeats.

ThirdAge 2010

The scientists said severe cases of irregular heartbeat may require a procedure called ablation, which destroys a group of "misfiring" cells to stop abnormal electrical impulses that cause erratic heartbeats.

ThirdAge 2010

Severe cases of irregular heartbeat may require a procedure called ablation, which destroys a group of "misfiring" cells to stop abnormal electrical impulses that cause erratic heartbeats.

dailyindia.com News Feed 2010

While autism is a touchy subject in terms of what causes the disease, Fowler believes it is simply a "misfiring" in the brain and oxygen being the "breath of life," is the way to improve it.

10connects.com Local News 2009