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Plural of dollop

regular plural

The plural of dollop is dollops.

Forms of dollop

Singulardollop /ˈdɒləp/
Pluraldollops
Countablecountable

Dollops in a sentence

  • Although I was short and stubby, and could hardly manage a good serve or a great smash, what I lacked in height and strength I made up with dollops of enthusiasm and even managed it to the victorious throw-ball team.2007, Lumen de Souza, “Citius, Altius, Fortius”, in Frederick Noronha, editor, Girls in Green: Memoirs from St. Mary’s, Saligão, Goa...
  • She dollops porridge into a bowl and trickles condensed milk over the top.2012, Ruth Saberton, Amber Scott is Starting Over, London: Orion, →ISBN
  • I alternate dollops of ricotta with mozzarella slices, then swap their positions the next time I'm at the cheese layer.2014, Carla Hall, Carla's Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes from Around the World. From the entry mozz
  • The red, mostly merlot but with dollops of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc, is berryish, beefy, concentrated and soft.2009 August 23, Howard G. Goldberg, “The Nautical Spirit”, in New York Times. From the entry berryish

Meaning of dollop

  1. noun A considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food.
  2. verb To apply haphazardly in generous lumps or scoops.
  3. verb To dole out in a considerable quantity; to drip in a viscous form.

Full definition of dollop

Questions about the plural of dollop

What is the plural of dollop?
The plural of dollop is dollops.
Is dollop countable?
Dollop is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dollop (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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