Misdoing by the fore-eking mis-:—

Longer-lasting time-takings marked by the ending -er, as

Chat,chatter (to chatter much or long).
Fret,fritter.
Sway,swagger.

Short or small time-takings by endings such as

-ock, -ick.

Whine,whinnock
whinnick (to whine smally).

-el, -l.

Prate,prattle.
Jog,joggle.
Crack,crackle.