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Plural of chipmunk

regular plural

The plural of chipmunk is chipmunks.

Forms of chipmunk

Singularchipmunk /ˈt͡ʃɪp.mʌŋk/
Pluralchipmunks
Countablecountable

Chipmunks in a sentence

  • A good example is the eyestripe coloration pattern, which appears in sparrows, antelopes, and chipmunks.2009, James Gurney, “Dinosaurs”, in Imaginative Realism: How to Paint what Doesn’t Exist, Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews McMeel Publishing…. From the entry eyestripe
  • Most are small, like chipmunks, but they are still worthy of the nickname "minibears."2005, Don Jacobson, One-Pan Gourmet Fresh Food On The Trail. From the entry minibear
  • Mammal seedeaters include chipmunks; ground squirrels; red, gray, and fox squirrels; voles; white-footed mice; and pocket gophers.2003, John Andrew Eastman, The Book of Field and Roadside. From the entry seedeater
  • Brontosauri are inconceivable apart from chipmunks, if necessary features follow from every adequate concept.1987, The Main Debate: Communism Versus Capitalism, Random House, →ISBN, page 287. From the entry brontosauri

Meaning of chipmunk

  1. noun Any of certain the small, striped rodents, all found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk, placed in the taxonomic subtribe Tamiina.
  2. verb To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
  3. verb To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.

Full definition of chipmunk

Questions about the plural of chipmunk

What is the plural of chipmunk?
The plural of chipmunk is chipmunks.
Is chipmunk countable?
Chipmunk is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chipmunk (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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