Plural of ent
regular plural
The plural of ent is ents.
Forms of ent
| Singular | ent /ɛnt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | ents |
| Countable | countable |
Ents in a sentence
- But this should not lead to complete avoidance, as if it is like some dire incursion of triffids or ents.2003, Allen Paterson, Trees for Your Garden, page 180
- Somewhere, ents and manitous laugh grimly For, despite all this, the trees lasted much longer Than most of the presents, and all of the holiday spirit.2003, Robert Dunn, Horse Latitudes, page 98
- It’s about as riveting as listening to a huddle of ents discuss the finer points of deciduous shedding.2023 May 25, Nic Reuben, “The Lord of the Rings: Gollum review”, in The Guardian. From the entry huddle
- The student union ents officer eventually came to show us to the room we would be performing in, but there were two quite big problems.2012, Jason Manford, Brung Up Proper: My Autobiography, page 250. From the entry ents
- This kind of compound is imitated in Tolkien's word entmoot, the great gathering of ents at which the decision is (very gradually) taken to destroy Isengard.2009 July 23, Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall, Edmund Weiner, “Word Studies”, in The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English…. From the entry entmoot
Meaning of ent
- noun A large, fictional, humanoid, walking tree in works by J. R. R. Tolkien.
- verb To pour, especially of rain.
Questions about the plural of ent
- What is the plural of ent?
- The plural of ent is ents.
- Is ent countable?
- Ent is a countable noun.
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