Plural of climax
regular plural
The plural of climax is climaxes.
Forms of climax
| Singular | climax /ˈklaɪ.mæks/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | climaxes |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Climaxes in a sentence
- As a trafficker in climaxes and thrills and characterization and wonderful dialogue and suspense and confrontations, I had outlined the Dresden story many times.1969 March 31, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., chapter 1, in Slaughterhouse-Five […] (A Seymour Lawrence Book), New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press, →OCLC...
- Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a thoroughly familiar face-off.2012 May 31, Tasha Robinson, “Snow White And The Huntsman”, in AV Club
- This cut-throat competition traditionally climaxes on the afternoon of the second day with a ritual humiliation of the journalists charmingly known as the 'gang-bang'.2011, David Strahan, The Last Oil Shock. From the entry gang-bang
- Racette made sounds that were strikingly darker: sometimes in a contraltolike belt, alternating between various purrs and growls, and at selected moments opening up fully in operalike climaxes.2007 November 10, Bernard Holland, “An Operatic Voice Retuned for Cabaret”, in New York Times. From the entry operalike
Meaning of climax
- noun A rhetorical device in which a series is arranged in ascending order.
- noun An instance of such an ascending series.
- noun The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.
Questions about the plural of climax
- What is the plural of climax?
- The plural of climax is climaxes.
- Is climax countable?
- Climax is a countable and uncountable noun.
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