Plural of cripple
regular plural
The plural of cripple is cripples.
Forms of cripple
| Singular | cripple /ˈkɹɪp(ə)l/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | cripples |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Cripples in a sentence
- A rackingly painful disease that affects the joints and finally cripples, it is caused by an imbalance of uric acid in the system.2014, Charles L. Mee, Jr, Lorenzo de Medici
- Political correctness cripples discourse, creates ugly language and is generally stupid.2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 72. From the entry political correctness
- Overdetachment is a serious character flaw that cripples any possibility for intimacy.2002, Paul J. Wadell, Becoming Friends, page 50. From the entry overdetachment
- I recognize a frameful of typewriter parts put together to resemble a procession of cripples.1968, Madelaine Duke, The Lethal Innocents, page 13. From the entry frameful
Meaning of cripple
- adjective Crippled.
- noun A person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.
- noun A person who is severely impaired or deficient in some non-physical way.
Questions about the plural of cripple
- What is the plural of cripple?
- The plural of cripple is cripples.
- Is cripple countable?
- Cripple is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cripple (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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